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June 11 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I encourage Republican candidates on 2020 ballots in Wheaton to a) submit your entry form (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2019-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-59341549171) for Wheaton’s 2019 Independence Day Parade ASAP and b) help sponsor the fireworks and parade. So far, the Republican parade entries are Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. So far, $1,900 has been pledged toward the $2,500 “DuPage County Republicans” sponsorship commitment: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Tim Elliott, Marty Keller, and Walsh. $600 is still needed. Please phone me ASAP at 630-653-0462 or email me ASAP at diersen@aol.com if you want to help sponsor the fireworks and parade. I will be hand-delivering 500 flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. In addition, contributors are invited to be at the Republican table at fireworks on July 3. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Local officials discussing how new marijuana law would impact municipalities Local municipalities to discuss local impacts of recreational pot – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/06/local-officials-discussing-how-new-marijuana-law-would-impact-municipalities/ar36dcv/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘We have a lot of evaluating to do’ Local officials say they have been watching the issue but it’s unclear how the legislation will impact McHenry County. Harvard City Council likely will discuss the matter this month, City Administrator Dave Nelson said. “If [council members] don’t have any issues with it, we don’t have to do anything,” Nelson said. “In the event they get a client to retail here, there is a tax on that, and that’s another discussion.” Municipalities can impose a local tax on recreational marijuana, under the bill. They cannot ban its use but can enact ordinances to regulate where the shops are allowed to open. “A unit of local government, including a home-rule or non-home-rule county within the unincorporated territory of the county may enact ordinances to prohibit or significantly limit a cannabis business establishment’s location,” according to a portion of the bill. Inquiries about launching a marijuana business in Harvard have already come in, said Charles Eldredge, director of the Harvard-Woodstock enterprise zone. He said several potential growers had approached him about the possibilities and were looking at sites within the enterprise zone. “The city of Harvard has expressed to me that they would be very open to a grow facility located in the enterprise zone,” Eldredge said. The Woodstock City Council discussed the matter at a recent workshop, but a clear stance on the issue hasn’t yet emerged, City Manager Roscoe Stelford said. “We have a lot of evaluating to do,” Stelford said. “My understanding of the law is that you can’t ban the use. You can only ban the sale. There will be communities that allow it because it’s now lawful, and you will see the impact … but we still need to do more research. It’s still so new.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is ‘the right decision’ The Trump administration came under fire at the beginning of June for allegedly banning U.S. embassies from flying the pride flag.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/11/18661135/mike-pence-pride-flag-ban-us-embassies
— FOP denounces Lightfoot-repeated rumor as ‘wholly false and offensive’ The mayor tried to defuse the situation Monday: ‘What I said was, I heard a rumor and I hope that’s not true. That piece of it hasn’t been picked up in the news media.’ – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/6/10/18659945/fop-fraternal-order-police-kevin-graham-ightfoot-rumor-better-government-association
— So much was left undone by Gov. Pritzker And while there’s no disputing Pritzker and lawmakers got loads done this spring, the way they went about it was the same old, same old that needs to go. – Madeleine Doubek 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/10/18660273/j-b-pritzker-illinois-legislature-michael-madigan-redistricting-reform-madeleine-doubek
— Bring troops home and send more kids to college It aids the ambitious children of low-income families in rural and urban areas to lift themselves above their circumstances. – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) those who served in Vietnam and b) those who did not serve in Vietnam.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/10/18660404/pell-grants-pell-donald-trump-cutting-pell-grants-student-loans-student-loan-debt-trump-tweets

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to criticism for repeating rumor FOP told officers to lay back over Memorial Day – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-police-rumor-response-20190610-story.html
— A few pointers for the 60% of male managers who now say they’re uncomfortable mentoring women – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were female against me. Similarly, they did everything that they could to turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, younger, veteran, liberal, moderate, non-Protestant, non-German American, those who had financial, health, and/or other problems, those whose spouses had no income, those who did not have professional certifications or licenses, those who had no work experience when GAO hired them, those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time, those who had children, those who drank a lot, those who gambled a lot, those who golfed a lot, those who focused on spectator sports, those who owned dogs, etc. against me. I should write a book about that.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-men-uncomfortable-mentoring-women-metoo-0610-story.html
— When women take group photos, why do they line up like Rockettes? – Leslee Komaiko
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-women-group-photos-selfies-pose-20190610-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Responding to call for circus ban, group says animals have been treated properly at DuPage fairgrounds – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190611/repsonding-to-call-for-circus-ban-group-says-animals-have-been-treated-properly-at-dupage-fairgrounds

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 2020 candidates call out McDonald’s over sexual harassment In a letter being sent Tuesday to CEO Steve Easterbrook, eight senators led by Tammy Duckworth of Illinois decry “unsafe and intolerable” conditions and “unacceptable” behavior in the chain’s restaurants. The group includes 2020 contestants Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/2020-candidates-call-out-mcdonalds-over-sexual-harassment

WBBM
— Mayor Signals Support For ‘Fair Workweek’ Measure – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: In September of 1969, even though I was available to work every Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and every day that NIU was not is session, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors forced me to resign my part-time job saying that I was not available to work enough hours. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) 
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/mayor-signals-support-fair-workweek-measure

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois, land of schmucks – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/alan-webber-illinois-land-of-schmucks/article_f03992ba-8b7b-11e9-92ea-133ee8454d2a.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pickleball, anyone? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-06-11/editorial-pickleball-anyone.html
— Fair or foul? Campaigns fight for public opinion – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-11/jim-dey-fair-or-foul-campaigns-fight-public-opinion.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sexual Harassment Accuser Wants Pritzker To Ax Part of Measure – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/sexual-harassment-accuser-wants-pritzker-ax-part-measure#stream/0

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s untruth: Illinois’ budget is billions out of balance – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-untruth-illinois-budget-is-billions-out-of-balance/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 2019 IFI Banquet Speaker Just Announced!: Rev. Franklin Graham – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/2019-ifi-banquet-speaker-just-announced/

GOPUSA
— Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t make enough, wants pay raises for Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70830
— Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70812
— No, the Boston Marathon bomber shouldn’t be allowed to vote (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want only the following to vote: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70802

FOX NEWS
— The Democratic Party does not love immigrants. They just want to control them – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-the-democratic-party-does-not-love-immigrants-they-just-want-to-control-them
— Ingraham: Why are we helping illegal immigrants when we can’t help ourselves? – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ingraham-why-are-we-helping-illegal-immigrants-when-we-cant-help-ourselves

AMERICAN THINKER
— Could bribes be involved in Congress’s refusal to seal the border? – Robert Arvay (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, politicians talk and act like they are taking bribes from Mexico and from other foreign countries.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/could_bribes_be_involved_in_congresss_refusal_to_seal_the_border.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Paying Off the Many, At the Expense of the Middle – Jackson Scott
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/10/paying-off-the-many-at-the-expense-of-the-middle/

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg Gave Special IDs to Illegal Immigrants in South Bend – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/pete-buttigieg-gave-special-ids-to-illegal-immigrants-in-south-bend/
— Globalist Front: Mass Immigration Necessary to Replace Dying Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/globalist-front-mass-immigration-necessary-to-replace-dying-americans/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor and despise Americans who share my demographics say “America Needs As Much Immigration as Economy Can Take.” They look down on me because I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/watch-george-will-america-needs-as-much-immigration-as-economy-can-take/
— ‘Case for Reparations’ Author Praises Warren: ‘I Think She Means It’ – Tony Lee (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/10/case-for-reparations-author-praises-warren-i-think-she-means-it/

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE DECRIMINALIZING SEX WORK – Mary Margaret Olohan (DIERSEN: New York today, Illinois tomorrow?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/10/new-york-sex-work/

TOWNHALL
— Mexico Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is When It Comes To Illegals Flocking To The U.S. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/06/10/mexican-military-started-rounding-up-illegals-riding-the-beast-train-to-the-united-states-n2547948

REUTERS
— Americans’ perception of LGBTQ rights under federal law largely incorrect – Maria Caspani (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries not only promote LGBTQ activity, they get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-stonewall-equality/americans-perception-of-lgbtq-rights-under-federal-law-largely-incorrect-reuters-ipsos-idUSKCN1TC120

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When J.B. Pritzker took over as the governor of Illinois this year, Democratic lawmakers, who had spent four years at an impasse with his Republican predecessor, vowed that their party’s new grip on the State Capitol would bring immediate change. The pace has been startling. In recent months, Illinois legislators have moved sharply to the left, deeming abortion a fundamental right for women no matter what the Supreme Court might decide, raising the minimum wage, taking steps to legalize recreational marijuana and introducing a graduated income tax. . .Alabama and Illinois — one overwhelmingly red, the other blue — were more representative of this year’s tone, providing perhaps the best examples of political parties moving to enact utterly different agendas. After Alabama effectively banned abortion last month, female lawmakers in Illinois responded almost immediately, pressing through a bill expanding abortion rights in their state. (Abortion rights groups have sued to stop the Alabama law from taking effect.) And while Illinois voted to allow sports betting and to legalize recreational marijuana, Alabama failed to approve either a state lottery or medical marijuana. . .In Illinois, Republicans were in much the same position as Democrats in Alabama: Outnumbered and outflanked. And like Alabama Democrats, Illinois Republicans lost nearly every vote of significance. In addition to voting to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, the state legislature became the first in the nation to pass a bill legalizing both the sale and possession of marijuana. (In other states, voters have approved such laws through ballot initiatives.) Dale Righter, a Republican in the Illinois Senate, said that without power, Republicans’ hopes relied on conservative Democratic voters deciding that their lawmakers had gone too far. “I have no doubt that there are Democratic voters saying, ‘Hey, this isn’t what I signed up for,’” he said.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Don’t pray for Trump. Protest him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/11/dont-pray-trump-protest-him/

NEW YORK POST
— Pence defends barring rainbow flag at US embassies during pride month – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/06/11/pence-defends-barring-rainbow-flag-at-us-embassies-during-pride-month/
— Why affluent millennials are ditching New York – Bernadette Hogan (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning $100,000 in today’s dollars? I did in 1987 when I was 39 years old. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, MBA from Loyola, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, and e) became a licensed CPA.)
https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/why-affluent-millennials-are-ditching-new-york/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some 4,867 under-35-year-olds with gross adjusted incomes of $100,000 or more fled New York between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis of IRS data by the Web site SmartAsset. “That is more than twice the number of rich millennials leaving Illinois, which has the second-largest decrease of rich millennials in our study,” said company rep Kara Gibson. A majority of the well-heeled millennials headed west to California and Washington state — 3,597 and 1,920, respectively. Texas, Colorado and Florida rounded out the top five destinations.)

WEEK
— How the Democratic Party internalized libertarianism – Matthew Walther (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian and Republican party platforms. I should write a book about Libertarians a) who falsely claim to be Republican and b) who do everything that they can destroy me.) 
https://theweek.com/articles/846330/how-democratic-party-internalized-libertarianism

ANNISTON STAR
— Jacksonville council approves Harrell resignation, seeks replacement – Daniel Mayes (DIERSEN: Why hasn’t the Daily Herald reported on Wheaton’s filling its North District vacancy?) 
https://www.annistonstar.com/news/jacksonville/jacksonville-council-approves-harrell-resignation-seeks-replacement/article_7feb3da4-8beb-11e9-b50f-ab2281518c04.html

NEWSWEEK
— ‘U.S.A.’ SPRAY-PAINTED ON CARS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA HOME, FAMILY SAYS IT WAS OVER MEXICAN FLAG FLYING IN DRIVEWAY – CALLUM PATON
https://www.newsweek.com/us-spray-painted-california-home-mexican-flag-1443332

HIGH TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nevada Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Cannabis Use Those who legally use cannabis in Nevada can breathe a bit easier. – A.J. Herrington (DIERSEN: Because stoners are impaired, I would not want to work for, work with, or supervise stoners. I should write a book about my superiors in the federal government who were heavy drinkers. They favored their employees who were heavy drinkers like they were. They got rid of those like me who did not drink.)
https://hightimes.com/news/nevada-prohibits-employment-discrimination-based-cannabis-use/

June 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/9/18658506/pride-gay-lesbian-parade-straight-stonewall

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TWO DOGS: Earmarks helped secure Rebuild Illinois approval. What’s in it for the suburbs? (Dog parks?) – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190610/earmarks-helped-secure-rebuild-illinois-approval-whats-in-it-for-the-suburbs-dog-parks

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durbin talks Mexico, flooding, cig taxes, abortion, Joe Crain – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190609/durbin-talks-mexico-flooding-cig-taxes-abortion-joe-crain

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— State on verge of fiscal, moral bankruptcy – James Thompson
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190609/my-view-state-on-verge-of-fiscal-moral-bankruptcy

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DeKalb County lawmakers see legislative mixed bag for GOP Local lawmakers said party’s status forced them to pick battles – KEITH HERNANDEZ
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/06/09/dekalb-county-lawmakers-see-legislative-mixed-bag-for-gop/am04r3c/

HERALD & REVIEW & JOURNAL GAZETTE NEWS COURIER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/business/pot-is-almost-legal-in-illinois-here-s-a-q/article_27316ef6-27cb-5ee2-bba2-08c898d64751.html
https://jg-tc.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/cannabis-banking-bill-may-falter-again-despite-state-support/article_94c09dc3-337a-5891-bb0d-32d3e4fe8394.html

KWQC
— Galesburg LGBTQ+ community holds second annual pride picnic (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Galesburg-LGBTQ-community-holds-second-annual-pride-picnic-511059292.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— YouTube Removes White Supremacist Content – HANNAH ALLAM (DIERSEN: What have you posted that your critics/opponents removed? T served as webmaster for the a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, c) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) 2004-2006, and d) Milton Township 2001-2003. In 2004 and in 2010, my critics/opponents in the MTRCC removed my MTRCC meeting and fundraiser reports from MTRCC’s website. In 2006, my critics/opponents in the ICRC removed my ICRC meeting and fundraiser reports from ICRC’s website. Those reports contained the a) date, time, and location that the meetings and fundraisers were held, b) who spoke at those meetings and fundraisers, c) approximately how many attended, and d) candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/youtube-removes-white-supremacist-content#stream/0

CHICAGO NOW
— Aurora Illinois keeps Pride Parade a safe place to celebrate – Meggan Sommerville (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/trans-girl-cross/2019/06/aurora-pride-parade-safe-place-celebrate/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— As Illinois Expands Gambling, It Will Also Try to Determine How Many Gambling Addicts It Has Illinois will finally conduct a thorough study of the gambling problem in the state — the first such survey in nearly 30 years. It said it will spend more money to treat addiction, too. – Dan Mihalopoulos and Jason Grotto
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-gambling-addiction-study

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist Government Employee Calls IFI Divisive Promoter of Christian Sharia Law – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/leftist-government-employee-calls-ifi-divisive-promoter-of-christian-sharia-law/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT ILLINOIS-BASED HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/leadership-changes-at-illinois-based-heartland-institute.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Traffickers reap up to $2.3 billion in illegal immigration, offer ‘all-inclusive’ packages – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/traffickers-reap-up-to-2-3-billion-in-illegal-immigration-offer-all-inclusive-packages

NEWSMAX
— Flap About Gay Pride Flag At Embassies Hurts GOP – John Gizzi (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lgbt-homosexuality-flag-trump/2019/06/09/id/919588/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump’s America: No Country for Illegal Aliens – Pedro Gonzalez
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/09/trumps-america-no-country-for-illegal-aliens/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— YOUTUBE’S FAILED BAN SHOWS WHY INTERNET CENSORSHIP IS DOOMED TO FAIL Free speech can’t be stopped. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273965/youtubes-failed-ban-shows-why-internet-censorship-daniel-greenfield

DAILY WIRE
— Cory Booker Suggests Spending Money On Border Security Like Rejecting Jews Fleeing Holocaust – RYAN SAAVEDRA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) paint Republicans as being like Nazis and b) paint illegals as being like Jews.) 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/48202/cory-booker-suggests-spending-money-border-ryan-saavedra

ONE NEWS NOW
— TSA: No ID? No problem … if you’re here illegally – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/06/10/tsa-no-id-no-problem-if-youre-here-illegally
— Every year, 300k ‘anchor babies’ born in U.S. – Michael F. Haverluck 
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/06/09/every-year-300k-anchor-babies-born-in-us

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Conservative news crew assaulted at Buttigieg rally, Kaitlin Bennet calls on mayor to condemn violence – Zachary Leeman (DIERSEN: Duckworth her thugs throw me out her rally with Michael J. Fox in the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton in 2006.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/09/conservative-news-crew-assaulted-at-buttigieg-rally-kaitlin-bennet-calls-on-mayor-to-condemn-violence-763338

WORLD NET DAILY
— WILL YOUTUBE BE CENSORING YOU TOO NEXT? Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson shreds far-left Big Tech reeking with intolerance (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that censor me. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. They focus on destroying those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/will-youtube-be-censoring-you-too-next/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— A Progressive Road Map for Soaking the Middle Class Adam Michael
https://www.heritage.org/taxes/report/progressive-road-map-soaking-the-middle-class

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Internet Free Speech All But Dead – Philip Giraldi
http://americanfreepress.net/internet-free-speech-all-but-dead/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social networking sites have voluntarily employed technical fixes that restrict some content and have also hired “reviewers” who look for objectionable material and remove it. Pending European legislation, meanwhile, might require Internet search engines to eliminate access to many unacceptable old posts. YouTube has already been engaged in deleting existing old material and is working with biased “partners” like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to set up guidelines to restrict future content. Many users of Facebook will have already undoubtedly noted that some contacts have been blocked temporarily (or even permanently) and denied access to the site. Google now automatically disables or limits searches for material that it deems to be undesirable. If Google does not approve of something it will either not appear in search results or it will be very low on the list. And what does come up will likely favor content that derives from those who pay Google to promote their products or services. Information that originates with competitors will either be very low in the search results or even blocked. Google is consequently hardly an unbiased source of information.)

THE HILL
— Trump: Mexico doing more on illegal immigration than Democrats – KYLE BALLUCK
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/447669-trump-mexico-doing-more-on-illegal-immigration-than-democrats

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: How Old Should a President Be? With So Many Choices, Democrats Are Sharply Divided – LISA LERER and DENISE LU (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. Of course, the aforesaid promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/09/us/politics/2020-democractic-candidates-ages.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump defends deal with Mexico that critics say will do little to curb migrant crisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-defends-deal-with-mexico-that-critics-say-will-do-little-to-curb-migrant-crisis/2019/06/09/0fd7d12e-8ada-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html
— He doesn’t speak English. Should that be considered in an application for disability benefits? – Kimberly Kindy (DIERSEN: If current trends are not reversed, you will be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from getting etc. in America unless you speak, read, and write Spanish.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/he-doesnt-speak-english-should-that-be-considered-in-an-application-for-disability-benefits/2019/06/08/60660b3e-8629-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Legalize sex work, New York: Let adults make their own choices – JESSICA RAVEN (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, those who promote booze, gambling, and pot will promote prostitution.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-legalize-sex-work-new-york-20190610-o3ymum27a5fj7pavejfgmjufru-story.html

DELAWARE ONLINE
— Another vacancy is coming to Wilmington’s divided City Council – Jeanne Kuang
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/06/10/another-vacancy-coming-wilmingtons-divided-city-council/1379691001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— You Can Mute Emails, Texts, Tweets and More—And You Should The mute button, available in your email, texting app, Facebook and more, lets you control what you see and hear online without having to block or unfriend – David Pierce (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want you to read anything that they did not write or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-can-mute-emails-texts-tweets-and-moreand-you-should-11560085201
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Pitch for Growth Targets Job Licenses – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-labor-market-tight-some-states-loosen-rules-for-licensed-jobs-11560078000

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/06/09/after-illinois-these-states-could-legalize-recreat.aspx
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: LGBTQ pushers push LGBTQ activity.
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/06/10/glassdoor-study-finds-lgbtq-harassment-pervasive-i.aspx

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: USA Today promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/06/09/lgbtq-books-pride-month-tan-france-gentleman-jack/1371644001/
— 3 reasons real estate is a lousy retirement investment: Location, location, location – Ken Fisher 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/09/retirement-savings-shouldnt-depend-real-estate-profits/1359794001/
— Homeless in College: Students sleep in cars, on couches when they have nowhere else to go – Charisse Jones,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/10/homelessness-among-college-students-growing-crisis/3747117002/

June 9 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— ‘So glad that this day finally came’: Cpl. Williams’ mom, friends see Warrenville post office renamed in his honor at last – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190608/so-glad-that-this-day-finally-came-cpl-williams-mom-friends-see-warrenville-post-office-renamed-in-his-honor-at-last

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Through letter campaigns and petition drives, Mike Barbier, now a Wheaton city councilman, and his fellow South classmates enlisted the support of lawmakers who passed a bill signed by President Donald Trump last December to rename the post office after Williams. Barbier knew Williams as a social butterfly in high school. Shortly after graduation, Williams joined the Army, motivated by a call of duty after the Sept. 11 attacks.)
— After her film about Venezuela, woman seeks asylum in Bartlett – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190608/constable-after-her-film-about-venezuela-woman-seeks-asylum-in-bartlett
— Opportunities await grads who are prepared – Frank Napolitano, Chairman of the Board, College of DuPage, Bloomingdale (DIERSEN: If I had not had a high school diploma, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I had not had a job-related bachelor’s degree, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking job-related graduate courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree in 1976, if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, and if I had not almost completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and completed the requirements for a third job-related master’s degree in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190609/opportunities-await-grads-who-are-prepared
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for Mexico and for other foreign countries.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190609/trump-is-destroying-three-decades-of-hard-work-with-mexico

WGN-TV
— DC Pride Parade marchers injured after panic caused by noises mistaken for gunshots – CNN
https://wgntv.com/2019/06/09/dc-pride-parade-marchers-injured-after-panic-caused-by-noises-mistaken-for-gunshots/

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Just Because You Can Pass a Bill Doesn’t Mean You Should – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Those who have voted for Democrats in Illinois have given those Democrats the power to drive out of Illinois each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/can-doesnt-mean-should

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and/or draft avoider, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their racism and from their sexism and the more reparations that you should pay. 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190608/open-house-held-at-1908-race-riot-site
— County Democrats spurred Capital Township legislation – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How have your township officials and employees treated you? I should write a book about how Milton Township officials and employees have treated me since 1978, and especially since 1999. Since the 1980s, they have been under tremendous pressure from my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn to get rid of me.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190608/bernard-schoenburg-county-democrats-spurred-capital-township-legislation

HERALD NEWS
— Conflicts of interest can be interesting in Joliet – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/06/07/okon-conflicts-of-interest-can-be-interesting-in-joliet/a5gw6tz/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Interim City Manager Martin Shanahan meets the job description to become the permanent city manager, the city council was advised last week. Interim City Attorney Chris Regis provided the opinion because the matter had been raised by at least one council member. Interestingly enough, Regis delivered the opinion moments before Mayor Bob O’Dekirk declared that city staff should not be involved in any application process or candidate search for a permanent city manager because it would be a conflict of interest. The theory is that since all city staff falls under the supervision of Shanahan as interim city manager, they have a conflict of interest in the selection of a new city manager. Therefore, city employees who normally would be involved in a city hiring process cannot be called upon to provide staff support for the council in a candidate search or even in a simple posting of the job. Apparently, no conflict of interest applied to Regis, however, in determining that Shanahan met the job qualifications, although Regis is a city employee who was advising the council on whether they could hire Shanahan for the job.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Marijuana legalization sparks concerns about DUIs, enforcement for McHenry County police chiefs Police concerned about DUIs, proper enforcement after pot legalization – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/06/03/marijuana-legalization-sparks-concerns-about-duis-enforcement-for-mchenry-county-police-chiefs/afbgq6r/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190608/illinois-residents-in-line-for-expungement-of-marijuana-convictions

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190608/coming-soon-to-party-near-you-marijuana-users-and-theres-wide-variety-of-them

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Pritzker dancing on the backs of struggling Illinoisans – Patrick Pfingsten
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20190608/my-view-pritzker-dancing-on-backs-of-struggling-illinoisans

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/what-is-cbd-and-who-are-its-devotees-in-central/article_6fe8cb19-644f-5e20-9dbb-b8d1c0f08670.html

LINCOLN COURIER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20190608/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-growers-are-gearing-up-for-recreational-sales

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Politics in spotlight at Iowa’s Pride Fest – Jenna Johnson
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Politics-in-spotlight-at-Iowa-s-Pride-Fest-13962787.php

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pelosi ‘deeply disappointed’ by Trump’s tariff-averting deal with Mexico – Joel Gehrke 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pelosi-deeply-disappointed-by-trumps-tariff-averting-deal-with-mexico
— There’s a better way to cultivate minority excellence than affirmative action – Kenny Xu (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/theres-a-better-way-to-cultivate-minority-excellence-than-affirmative-action

FOX NEWS
— Pelosi hits Trump’s deal with Mexico, accuses him of ‘threats and temper tantrums’ – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-hits-trumps-deal-with-mexico-accuses-him-of-threats-and-temper-tantrums
— 42 elected prosecutors sign statement refusing to enforce new abortion bans – Sam Dorman 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/40-state-ags-elected-prosecutors-sign-statement-refusing-to-enforce-new-abortion-bans

AMERICAN THINKER
— President Trump, the Diplomat – Michael Curtis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/president_trump_the_diplomat.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats Offer ‘Faux Compassion’ on the Border, Says Texas Rep – Rachel Bovard
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/08/democrats-offer-faux-compassion-on-the-border-says-texas-rep/

BREITBART
— Fox News Channel’s Pirro: Congress ‘Ought to Be Fired’ for Forcing Trump to Negotiate with a Foreign Power to Solve the Immigration Crisis – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/06/08/fox-news-channels-pirro-congress-ought-to-be-fired-for-forcing-trump-to-negotiate-with-a-foreign-power-to-solve-the-immigration-crisis/
— Pete Buttigieg Demands Government Built upon Affirmative Action on Race – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/06/pete-buttigieg-demands-government-built-upon-affirmative-action-on-race/

TOWNHALL
— Democrats And The Death Of Responsibility – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/06/09/democrats-and-the-death-of-responsibility-n2547805

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS: ALL THEY’VE GOT LEFT IS THEIR GRIEVANCE GROUPS Craige McMillan on result of Trump garnering bulk of the Deplorables (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/democrats-all-theyve-got-left-is-their-grievance-groups/
— BERNIE ENDORSES CHALLENGER AGAINST INCUMBENT PRO-LIFE DEMOCRAT LIPINSKI ‘She will be a powerful voice for upholding Roe v. Wade at a disturbing moment in our history’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/bernie-endorses-challenger-against-incumbent-pro-life-democrat/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— It’s Business as Usual at Mexico’s Southern Border Despite Trump Deal – Reuters
https://ijr.com/its-business-as-usual-at-mexicos-southern-border-despite-trump-deal/

COLLEGE FIX
— Oberlin College ordered to pay $11 million to local bakery for libel, emotional distress
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oberlin-college-ordered-to-pay-11-million-to-local-bakery-for-libel-emotional-distress/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— What will long-term care cost you? – LIZ WESTON (DIERSEN: My 88-year-old aunt is paying $252 a day, or $7,555 a month, or $91,919 a year, out of her life savings to stay at an assisted living facility.)
https://www.apnews.com/11ee1bb83bc7409f8ef49ac0faa7425a

POLITIFACT
— Is Donald Trump the most transparent president ever? No – Louis Jacobson
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jun/04/donald-trump/trump-administration-most-transparent-ever-no/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More broadly, the Associated Press released an analysis in March 2018 showing that “the federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn’t find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade.” And in November 2018, the pro-transparency FOIA Project released data showing that Freedom of Information Act lawsuits reached a record high in fiscal year 2018.)

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/illinois-legalizing-pot-could-help-new-york-do-the-same-cannabis-ceo.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/opinion/conservatives-culture-trump.html
— A Drama of Trump’s Own Making Ends With a Familiar Hero – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/politics/a-drama-of-trumps-own-making-ends-with-a-familiar-hero.html
— The Anti-College Is on the Rise Students, teachers and reformers are pushing back against the failures of mainstream higher education. -Molly Worthen (DIERSEN: Democrats run “mainstream higher education.” Ever-increasingly, they crank out graduates who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/college-anti-college-mainstream-universities.html
— For These Women, a FIRE That Burns Too Male and Too White Fed up with the bro-heavy archetype of the FIRE trend (“financial independence, retire early”), women are carving out their own niche in the frugal-living movement. – Charlotte Cowles (DIERSEN: None of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents are financially independent. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of them have severe financial, health, and/or other problems. They talk and act like they can and will do ANYTHING for money.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/business/fire-women-retire-early.html

EAGLE TRIBUNE
— Pot shop supporters picket opponent’s restaurant – Paul Tennant (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) 
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/haverhill/pot-shop-supporters-picket-opponent-s-restaurant/article_4cd9e075-a0f1-5b5a-99b6-1937ebf4d0a5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lawsuit filed against a business that plans to sell recreational marijuana brought about 20 protesters to Railroad Square late Saturday morning. They stood across the street from Mark’s Deli, whose owner along with two other plaintiffs has challenged the city’s decision to allow the opening of a pot shop in the now-vacant quarters of the Sons of Italy at 124 Washington St. The lawsuit alleges that allowing the shop violates the constitutional rights of nearby property owners, violates federal narcotics laws and is detrimental to Haverhill. “I believe strongly we need to get the underground economy into the mainstream,” said Douglas Edison, a longtime community activist who is running for City Council. “Why are we stopping it? You can’t just say ‘no’ to everything,” he said. Edison pointed out the shop will pay taxes to the city. “We need money for schools,” Edison added. Caroline Pineau, who already owns and operates the Yoga Tree at 90 Washington St., hopes to open the recreational marijuana store. “I’ve been fighting for this for 15 years,” said Michael Crawford of Marblehead. He called the lawsuit “frivolous.” A friend of his who suffered from mental health problems and addiction had a very positive outcome after he started using medicinal marijuana, Crawford said. “It turned his life around,” he said. Crawford wore a shirt bearing the message, “more weed, less greed.” Another City Council candidate, Nick Golden, said Pineau is being “unfairly targeted” by the lawsuit. “She represents the type of person and entrepreneur that we’re trying to attract,” said Golden, who is on the staff of state Rep. Lori Ehrlich, D-Marblehead. “I think it’s really important to support small business owners,” Christina Barbieri, a former Haverhill resident, said. She and others noted that possession of marijuana is now legal in Massachusetts and that Haverhill voters supported this change. The protesters held signs with messages such as “drop the lawsuit.” Many motorists driving by honked in support of the cause. A few people voiced their objection to having a pot shop in the city, Crawford said. One man confronted the protesters and called them “immature.” As he walked away from the group, he extended his two middle fingers. Two police officers were assigned to the demonstration, which remained orderly. Officer James Keenan advised the man who made the obscene gestures to not cause a disturbance. Jess Hileman, a lifelong Haverhill resident and longtime patron of Mark’s Deli, said he does not think the owner of the restaurant objects to having a pot shop in Haverhill. “He only opposes the location,” he said. Hileman also said he did not think it was fair that some of the protesters were depicting the owner as a bad guy. A patron at Mark’s Deli said the owner did not want to speak to the media. The lawsuit lists the plaintiffs as Bradford Brooks, a local realty professional; Lloyd Jennings, a contractor; and Steve Dimakis, owner of Mark’s Deli. Brooks and Jennings are described as trustees of L&B Realty Trust. Dimakis is identified as a trustee of the Evthokia Realty Trust.)

VICTORIA ADVOCATE
— School districts face scrutiny for hiring teacher who had peace officer’s license revoked. He’s now accused of sexually assaulting student. – Kali Venable
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/school-districts-face-scrutiny-for-hiring-teacher-who-had-peace/article_a753d3f2-5c6f-11e9-b07f-df7b5494d0bc.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public records show that lies went unchecked during the hiring process for a former Victoria teacher and coach accused of sexually assaulting a student. James Christopher White, 34, was arrested in February on charges of sexual assault of a minor and improper relationship between an educator and student while working as a wrestling coach and special education teacher in Victoria. The charges, which are under review by prosecutors, came after he admitted that he attempted to have sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old student in a hotel room during a school-related function, according to court records and officials from the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office. A more detailed background check on White would have revealed red flags: the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, or TCOLE, revoked his peace officer and jailer licenses in 2012. The action came after he was terminated and dishonorably discharged for untruthfulness or insubordination from Mathis and Orange Grove police departments, according to records from all three agencies.)

TIMES HERALD RECORD
— Local businesses struggling to fill openings in robust economy – Daniel Axelrod (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.recordonline.com/news/20190608/hire-straits-local-businesses-struggling-to-fill-openings-in-robust-economy

TOLEDO BLADE
— New perk for working parents: Sleep coaches (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had created an unfair advantage for myself over them because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents and b) who punished me for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2019/06/08/new-perk-for-working-parents-sleep-coaches/stories/20190603016

INQUISITR
— Wisconsin Is Flying The Rainbow Flag Over The Capital For The First Time Ever (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5474757/wisconsin-is-flying-the-rainbow-flag-over-the-capital-for-the-first-time-ever/

TRI CITY HERALD
— Person who will fill vacant Kennewick City Council seat is no stranger to public service – CAMERON PROBERT (DIERSEN: What do the citizens of Wheaton know about the 13 who have applied to fill the North District vacancy: Ronald A. Almiron, Cheri Armstrong, Scott A. Brown, Michael F. Doerries, G. F. Gallagher, Ronald Libman, Trevor Justin Orsinger, Linda A. Pecharich, Elizabeth Rothery, Stephen Siemer, Jean Todd, Christopher J. Zaruba, and Pamela Zimmerman?)
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article231348523.html

CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity will get rid of you.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum/poll-4-5-voters-want-ban-firing-sexual-orientation-gender-identity

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Can’t Make Senate Republicans Do Anything But he still can stall them when he wants to. – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-09/trump-can-t-make-senate-republicans-do-anything-anymore
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-09/medical-marijuana-gets-backing-from-church-of-england-ft-says

ACCOUNTING WEB
— Turns Out, the FOIA Has Disclosure Exceptions – Craig Smalley
https://www.accountingweb.com/community/blogs/craig-smalley/turns-out-the-foia-has-disclosure-exceptions

JD SUPRA
— So You Want To Hire A New Superintendent: What Does The FOIA Permit (And Require)? (DIERSEN: Nothing stops applicants from disclosing a) that they had applied, b) the documents that they submitted, c) if they will be interviewed or were interviewed, d) if they were eliminated, e) etc.) 
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/so-you-want-to-hire-a-new-48064/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Personnel Search Committees” and the Screening Process: As for its actual search, the board could vote to create a personnel search committee. Such a committee, when formed with respect to an “executive level” position (such as a superintendent), is exempt in its entirety from the FOIA and its open meetings and notice/posting requirements. The appointment of such a personnel search committee is useful in that it protects the privacy rights of those being interviewed and avoids the need of the board to take official action in narrowing the field of candidates (even to the final recommended candidate) as part of the interview process. The FOIA also protects from disclosure any records of a personnel search committee which would reveal the identity of a candidate (without that candidate’s consent). . .Not all gatherings of a board committee ostensibly acting as a search committee will be considered exempt from the FOIA’s meetings and posting requirements. A personnel search committee is exempt from the FOIA’s requirements for only as long as it is engaging in activities protected by the search committee exception. Based upon the FOIA, the Freedom of Information Commission [“FOIC”] views the role of a personnel search committee for purposes of this FOIA’s exemption as limited to 1) reviewing resumes, 2) interviewing and screening candidates and 3) considering and recommending the selection and appointment of an individual for the position.)

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— 2018 sees record number of FOIA requests, information seekers change – Amelia Brust 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/open-datatransparency/2019/06/2018-sees-record-number-of-foia-requests-information-seekers-change/
— Veterans Affairs told it should stop posting disciplinary actions on its website – Eric White (DIERSEN: What if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had issued press releases each time they took adverse actions against me? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/06/veterans-affairs-told-it-should-stop-posting-disciplinary-actions-on-its-website/

June 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s when marijuana will be legal in Illinois, and answers to other burning questions about recreational weed – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-cb-legal-marijuana-illinois-20190531-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents warned of more addiction, mental impairment, and drugged-driving deaths. . .Who can ban it? Municipalities and counties may ban cannabis businesses within their boundaries, but may not ban individual possession. Any person, business or landlord may prohibit use on private property. Colleges and universities may continue to prohibit marijuana use.)
— As local high schools pull and reprint yearbooks, staffers take precautions against offensive photos, quotes – Darcel Rockett (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. High school students should be advised that sooner or later, their critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes can and will use everything that they can against them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-school-yearbook-precautions-tt-201900530-story.html
— Employers want new parents to get some rest — and they’re willing to pay for it – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about a) benefits that private sector employers provide that government employers do not and b) benefits that government employers provide that private sector employers do not.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-companies-offer-sleep-training-to-workers-20190529-story.html
— Get your resume past the robot – Minda Zetlin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone seeking or holding any kind of government or political job or office should be subjected to a comprehensive and extensive background investigation.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-get-your-resume-past-the-robot-20190524-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How J.B. Pritzker got big things done — and what’s coming next In the end, Democrats got everything they wanted this session, and Republicans were able to include pro-business reforms during last-minute budget and capital negotiations. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649674/jb-pritzker-big-wins-legislative-session-illinois-general-assembly-marijuana-abortion-gambling
— From ‘impasse’ to ‘get it passed,’ Illinois surges with stunning legislative session To understand the historic significance of what transpired, look past marijuana and gambling. Look, instead, at the way in which Democrats and Republicans worked together. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649476/jb-pritzker-illinois-legislature-mike-madigan-springfield-editorial-jim-durkin-gambling-bipartisan
— Why some Democrats want a Trump impeachment inquiry — even if it doesn’t lead to impeachment Illinois sends 13 Democrats to the House. Four want to see Trump impeached or to launch an impeachment inquiry. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/2/18649837/why-some-democrats-want-president-donald-trump-impeachment-inquiry

DAILY HERALD
— How we got the story: Sources, digging were foundations of reports on Illinois tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190531/how-we-got-the-story-sources-digging-were-foundations-of-reports-on-illinois-tollway

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield’s most momentous legislative session in decades In a crazed weekend, lawmakers passed a balanced budget and the largest capital program in state history, while authorizing legal pot, sports betting, a Chicago casino, and more—after setting the stage for voters to enact a graduated income tax. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfields-most-momentous-legislative-session-decades

ABC7
— 52 shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/52-shot-10-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5327565/
— California: Naked intruder on drugs armed with hammer terrorizes family
https://abc7chicago.com/naked-intruder-on-drugs-terrorizes-family/5327679/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Workplace sex harassment legislation goes to governor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190602/workplace-sex-harassment-legislation-goes-to-governor
— House skirts lawmaker salary-freeze vote, in line for $1,600 increase – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190602/house-skirts-lawmaker-salary-freeze-vote-in-line-for-1600-increase

WBBM 780
— Lightfoot Helps Usher In Pride Month – RACHEL PIERSON
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lightfoot-helps-usher-pride-month

WMAY
— New State Budget Includes Legislative Pay Raise; Butler Wants It Rescinded
https://www.wmay.com/2019/06/02/new-state-budget-includes-legislative-pay-raise-butler-wants-it-rescinded/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Reckless $45 Billion Capital Spending Binge – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-reckless-45-billion-capital-spending-binge/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bill Brady Brags about 19 Republicans Voting for Tax Hikes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/06/03/bill-brady-brags-about-19-republicans-voting-for-tax-hikes/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth? No. – Peter S. Sprigg 
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/is-sexual-orientation-determined-at-birth-no/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRATS ARE PRO-CHOICE, EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/democrats-are-pro-choice-except-when-it-comes-to-health-care.html
— THORNER: CONSERVATIVE AUTHORS LAUGH AT LEFTIST DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/thorner-conservative-authors-laugh-at-leftist-doomsday-scenarios.html
— THE SAT’S NEW ‘ADVERSITY SCORE’ ISN’T JUST UNFAIR. IT’S SELF-DESTRUCTIVE.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/the-sats-new-adversity-score-isnt-just-unfair-its-self-destructive.html

GOPUSA
— ‘Stone Cold Loser’: London’s Muslim Mayor attacks Trump, Gets Response
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70423
— Gavin Newsom welcomes women to California for abortions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70414
— All US visa applicants now required to provide social media, email info
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70433
— Campus Crusade Against Christianity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70417
— Public pressure prompts Ohio library to cancel LGBTQ event (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use government to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70411

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘is a racist’ – Keith Koffler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist
— Law enforcement, media changed standards for Trump – Byron York (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump-supporter, the more demographics that you share with Trump, a) the more likely that Trump-haters will accuse you of being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and therefore, b) the more reason why you should always wear a body camera.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-law-enforcement-media-changed-standards-for-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the more unfortunate effects of the Trump-Russia investigation — and there have been many — is the weakening of traditional standards of argument and proof in the public debate over allegations that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to fix the 2016 election. (Just for the record: It didn’t.) In particular, angry disputes about the president have done terrible harm to the principle that an investigator, be it a journalist or a prosecutor, should meet at least some standard of proof before leveling an accusation.)

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Texas High Schoolteacher Suspended due to Tweets on Immigration
https://www.academia.org/texas-high-schoolteacher-suspended-due-to-tweets-on-immigration/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Warrior-Mayor Pete’s Sanctimonious Chest Thumping If he wants to trash Trump for skipping Vietnam, then maybe his own war record should be opened to scrutiny. – PETER VAN BUREN 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/warrior-mayor-petes-sanctimonious-chest-thumping/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Entitled Uninvited – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: The following invite citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/02/the-entitled-uninvited/

BREITBART
— Feds: Only 11 Employers Prosecuted for Hiring Illegal Aliens in Last Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/02/feds-only-11-employers-prosecuted-for-hiring-illegal-aliens-in-last-year/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Cost Of Amnesty For Illegal Aliens – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30357-cost-amnesty-illegal-aliens

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA OUTLET TIED TO QATAR TRICKS YOUNG LIBERAL AMERICANS INTO SPREADING ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA, EXPERTS SAY – Luke Rosiak 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/facebook-al-jazeera-qatar-propaganda/
— THIS TRUMP-HATING CONGRESSWOMAN HAS A BEAUTIFUL WALL (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical Republican-hating Democrats who hypocritically move into Republican neighborhoods, Republican precincts, Republican municipalities, Republican townships/wards, and Republican counties to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans provide them?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/maxine-waters-donald-trump-wall/
— DAILY BEAST OUTS ‘CULPRIT’ BEHIND INFAMOUS DRUNK PELOSI VIDEO: A BLACK FORKLIFT OPERATOR FROM NEW YORK – Virginia Kruta 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/02/daily-beast-doxxes-man-over-drunk-pelosi-video/

PJ MEDIA
— Nearly 90 Percent of Illegals Fail to Show Up for Court Hearings – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: Illegals know that they are “protected” by Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.) 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/report-nearly-90-of-illegals-fail-to-show-up-for-court-hearings/

TOWNHALL
— Making Sense Of President Trump’s Stance On LGBT Issues And People – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2019/06/03/making-sense-of-president-trumps-stance-on-lgbt-issues-and-people-n2547262

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Government Watchdog Finds ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ at US Border Facility
https://ijr.com/watchdog-finds-overcrowding-at-border-facility/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Week in Tech: Disinformation’s Huge Inaction Problem – Jamie Condliffe (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is disinformation except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/technology/facebook-disinformation-nancy-pelosi.html?searchResultPosition=1
— You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What? – A.C. Shilton (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who had great success in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/smarter-living/you-accomplished-something-great-so-now-what.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Helping Americans Make Ends Meet – Bernie Sanders (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on using government to take money away from those who have more money and giving that money to those who have less money.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/opinion/bernie-sanders-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The media only encourages Trump when they report on his childish name-calling.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-media-only-encourages-trump-when-they-report-on-his-childish-name-calling/2019/06/02/3b9de35e-83b7-11e9-b585-e36b16a531aa_story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— On campus, hate speech is any opposing view – L. Brent Bozell III
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/03/on-campus-hate-speech-is-any-opposing-view/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/03/abortion-poll-fetal-heartbeat-laws-most-oppose-democrat-voters-energized/1319419001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google’s Dominance Is No Longer a Sure Thing Crackdown from regulators comes just as the internet giant’s vulnerability is showing up on its own – Dan Gallagher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-dominance-is-no-longer-a-sure-thing-11559427954


— FRONT PAGE: More Americans Are Living Solo, and Companies Want Their Business Consumer firms are catering to single-person households, upending generations of family-focused marketing; smaller appliances, individual packaging, giant toilet-paper rolls – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on destroying traditional marriage and traditional family.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-living-solo-and-companies-want-their-business-11559497606

LADDERS
— Want to transform company culture? Start with diversity & inclusion – SHAARA ROMAN (DIERSEN: While he ran GAO 1981-1996, Charles Bowsher transformed GAO’s culture a) by hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females; b) by getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40; and c) by focusing on hiring, retaining, and promoting those who had degrees from Ivy League universities in public administration instead of those who had degrees in accounting and had passed the CPA examination.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/want-to-transform-company-culture-start-with-diversity-inclusion

May 29 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Wheaton residents voice their concerns about Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

 (THE ARTICLE: About 120 Wheaton residents attended a 2 1/2 hour Wheaton City Council Planning Session Tuesday evening, May 28, 2019. 28 of those 120 voiced their concerns about Wheaton’s East Roosevelt Road Corridor Market Study/Comprehensive Plan Amendment. 13 of those 28 are registered voters in my precinct. Most of the comments concerned the impact that proposed changes would have on homeowners immediately south and north of Roosevelt Road, traffic congestion, affordable housing, public housing, the proposed Starbucks at the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road, flooding, the school crossing at Warrenville Road and Park Avenue, protecting historic buildings on Roosevelt Road, and Wheaton not individually notifying homeowners immediately north and south of Roosevelt Road of the session. My precinct includes the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton and Main Streets. For more information on the market study and plan amendment, SEE: https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282019-1184. 

I included a link to the notice of the session in my May 26, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/may-26-evening-edition-3/). I included link to an online petition against the market study and plan amendment (https://www.thepetitionsite.com/981/324/570/stop-the-roosevelt-road-corridor-redevelopment-plan/) in my May 23, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS evening edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/may-23-evening-edition-3/). I included my comment that “A Starbucks is planned for the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road in my precinct” in my March 10, 2019 GOPUSA ILLINOIS morning edition email (https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/march-10-morning-edition-4/).

Sadly, many of those in my precinct who oppose the market study and plan amendment automatically assume that I completely support the market study and plan amendment a) because I am a conservative Republican Precinct Committeeman who supports Trump and b) because Ron Dell, the owner of the property at the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Warrenville, has allowed me to display 4X4 “Vote Republican’ signs on his building prior to elections for many years. Consequently, many of those in my precinct who oppose the market study and plan amendment have kept me “out of the loop” to put it politely. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always discouraged voters in my precinct from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.

I look forward to reading the minutes of the session and watching the video of the session when they are posted on the city’s website.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville has highest number of domestic violence arrests in DuPage — proof the system’s working, officials say – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-domestic-violence-st-0526-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump won’t swap Harriet Tubman for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, so protesters are doing the job.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-tubman-jackson-trump-mnuchin-twenty-20190528-story.html
— Animal complaints from circus on DuPage fairgrounds has Cronin saying county may ban animal acts in lease – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-circus-complaints-dupage-fairgrounds-st-0529-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— When it comes to property taxes, Democrats can spell relief — but that’s about it House Democrats moved to smooth the way for a new state graduated income tax by advancing a pair of proposals ostensibly aimed at local property tax bills. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/columnists/2019/5/28/18643456/property-tax-relief-democrats-graduated-income-tax-mayfield-didech

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Marijuana legalization bill could get a vote today As the Legislature moves toward the finish line, a revised measure is headed for the Senate. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/marijuana-legalization-bill-could-get-vote-today
— Lightfoot pushes $15 minimum wage, more local control over police Charging that political and economic elites combine to hurt black people, the new mayor calls for a $15 wage by 2021, the creation of a panel that could fire the police chief and an end to “regressive” fees and fines. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-pushes-15-minimum-wage-more-local-control-over-police

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois lawmakers with industry ties consider gambling tax hike – Jason Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” lawmakers who profit from promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?) 
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190528/illinois-lawmakers-with-industry-ties-consider-gambling-tax-hike

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield event to help people expunge, seal arrest records – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, having never been arrested in your life means nothing at all.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190528/springfield-event-to-help-people-expunge-seal-arrest-records

HERALD & REVIEW
— Labor unions push for expanded Illinois gambling in final days of session – PETER HANCOCK
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/labor-unions-push-for-expanded-illinois-gambling-in-final-days/article_14123ced-a3c2-506c-872b-e0be139fe19f.html

DECATUR DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters use “the founders” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/were-the-founders-in-favor-of-immigration-yes/article_8e5686e2-e928-5edd-bef9-127679cc1fc4.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ Budget Is Last Chance To Fund 2020 Census – MARY HANSEN 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-budget-last-chance-fund-2020-census#stream/0

DAILY LINE
— BEYOND DEGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Republicans back cannabis bill after governor agrees to use pardon power – Hannah Meisel
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/29/2019/republicans-back-cannabis-bill-after-governor-agrees-to-use-pardon-power/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans on Tuesday said they will likely provide “a handful” of votes to legalize marijuana now that a new amendment to SB 7 establishes a different path to expunge the records of those convicted of cannabis-related offenses — the governor’s pardon power. A week ago Republican leaders told The Daily Line no member of their caucus would vote for to the long-running effort to legalize marijuana.)

WIRE POINTS
— IMRF strips elected township officials of control as backroom maneuvering reinstates pension in Maine Township – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/imrf-strips-elected-township-officials-of-control-as-backroom-maneuvering-reinstates-pension-in-maine-township/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— GOP State Central Committee Chair Charlene Foss-Eggemann slams revenue director David Harris’ position in flat tax debate – John Suayan
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512573308-gop-state-central-committee-chair-slams-revenue-director-harris-position-in-flat-tax-debate

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Outrageous Acts of IL House Progressives to Pass Kill-Babies-Bill – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-expansion-bill-passes-illinois-house/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE DOING IN THE STATES WHERE THEY HAVE MAJORITIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/what-democrats-and-republicans-are-doing-in-the-states-where-they-have-majorities.html

CAPITOL FAX
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Senate to take up cannabis legalization bill today
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/29/senate-to-take-up-cannabis-legalization-bill-today/
— Illinois Policy Institute announces “purge” after leak
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/29/illinois-policy-institute-announces-purge-after-leak/

GOPUSA
— The unfriendliest part of America (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A are unfriendly to members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. What percent of those who live in your neighborhood, precinct, township/ward, and county are members of Group A?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70189
— Revoke Ilhan Omar’s Marriage Fraud Immunity Card – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70209

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Brits side with Trump after speaker denies president opportunity to address Parliament British House of Commons Speaker John Bercow defends blackballing ahead of visit to Britain – Ben Wolfgang (DIERSEN: Who blackballs you? I should write a book about those who blackball me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/28/john-bercow-denies-donald-trump-chance-address-par/
— CNN now officially the ‘hate Trump’ network – Joseph Curl (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present “Republican” leaders who had/have “no problem” with CNN.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/28/cnn-now-officially-the-hate-trump-network/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— AOC to Bartend for a Day to Advocate Policies That Closed Former Employer New York City’s increased minimum wage drove AOC’s former employer out of business – Joe Schoffstall (DIERSEN: I worked for the minimum wage part-time for the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. If S.S. Kresges would have had to pay me $15/hour in today’s dollars back then, the job would not have existed.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/aoc-to-bartend-for-a-day-to-advocate-policies-that-closed-former-employer/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump Dominates the Opposition By Taking Them Seriously – Karin McQuillan
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/28/trump-dominates-the-opposition-by-taking-them-seriously/

TOWNHALL
— Bring It On: House Democrat Says The Trump Impeachment Train Is Gaining Steam – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/05/28/bring-it-on-house-democrat-says-the-trump-impeachment-train-is-gaining-steam-n2546984

BREITBART
— Pew Research: Vast Majority of Illegals, 4-in-9 Legal Immigrants, Not English Proficient – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/28/pew-research-vast-majority-of-illegals-4-in-9-legal-immigrants-not-english-proficient/
— DHS Flying Illegal Aliens to U.S. Cities, Releasing Them into Communities – John Binder (Diersen: Of course, Democrats and RINOs are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/28/dhs-flying-illegal-aliens-to-u-s-cities-releasing-them-into-communities/

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Democrats Rushing To Legalize Abortion Until Birth
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/29/illinois-democrats-rushing-legalize-abortion-birth/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: Do the media tell themselves they’re ‘undermining the legitimacy of this president?’ – Carmel Kookogey (DIERSEN: Who undermines your legitimacy? I should write a book about those who undermine my legitimacy.) ·
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-media-tell-theyre-undermining-legitimacy-president/

CNS NEWS
— All Germans Encouraged to Wear Jewish Kippa in Response to Anti-Israel Event – Patrick Goodenough (DIERSEN: Should all Americans be encouraged to wear MAGA hats in response to anti-Trump events?)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/all-germans-encouraged-wear-jewish-kippa-response-anti-israel-event

ONE NEWS NOW
— O’Rourke wants citizenship for millions of illegals – AP
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/orourke-wants-citizenship-for-millions-of-illegals

DAILY CALLER
— ‘IF YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT #MAGA’: DON JR. SENDS ROY MOORE A CLEAR MESSAGE – Virginia Kruta (DIERSEN: Books should be written about those who oppose Ray Moore and why they do that.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/28/don-jr-roy-moore-clear-message/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cuomo Campaigns to Oust ‘Fever Rash’ McConnell and ‘Virus’ Trump – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/05/28/cuomo-campaigns-oust-fever-rash-mcconnell-and-virus-trump

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pope Francis compares Trump’s border security to Berlin Wall – Martin M. Barillas (DIERSEN: Those who hate America love it when the Pope promotes hatred against America.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-compares-trumps-border-security-to-berlin-wall

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE NEW BARBARISM How the left is erasing America’s history, culture, institutions and blessings (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican leaders who a) fail/refuse to defend the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and other planks in the Republican Party platform b) pander to the left.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/the-new-barbarism/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats’ Phony Cries of Racism Won’t Work in 2020 – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/29/democrats_phony_cries_of_racism_wont_work_in_2020.html

THE HILL
— Lawyer says Indiana synagogue vandal was radicalized by conservatives – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/445797-lawyer-for-man-who-vandalized-indiana-synagogue-says-he-was-radicalized-by
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage everyone in the world to seek asylum in America and then say “Remain in Mexico policy pushes asylum seekers into grave danger.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/445840-remain-in-mexico-policy-pushes-asylum-seekers-into-grave-danger
— Trump claims he was ‘sticking up for’ Biden with ‘low IQ’ comment – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I have a low IQ. They stress that they had a higher score on the CPA examination than I did. They stress that the grades I got passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination, earning three job-related masters degrees, earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, high school diploma, etc. were not that great. They hint/imply/argue/shout that their IQ is sky-high.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445844-trump-claims-he-was-sticking-up-for-biden-in-with-low-iq-comment

POLITICO
— ‘My Rudy’: Trump’s lawyer wants to be the campaign’s No. 1 hatchet man Giuliani plans to meet with the president and his campaign in the coming weeks to discuss pivoting to a new role. – DARREN SAMUELSOHN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have served as hatchet men and hatchet women for candidates who have been ballots in my precinct.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-1345358

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justin-amash-grand-rapids-michigan-town-hall-standing-ovation-resistance-trump-impeachment/

WASHINGTON POST
— The IRS cannot keep trying to do more with less – Editorial (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, Republican politicians cut GAO’s budget in either relative or absolute terms. Democrat politicians force IRS and GAO a) to focus on hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-irs-cannot-keep-trying-to-do-more-with-less/2019/05/28/1b3122d4-7caa-11e9-8bb7-0fc796cf2ec0_story.html
— Trump cautions Roy Moore about running again for Senate, saying he ‘cannot win’ in Alabama – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should a) NOT seek any kind of government or political office, b) NOT apply for promotions while I was a GAO employee 1980-1997, c) NOT apply for promotions while I was an IRS employee 1971-1980, and d) NOT apply for promotions while I was a Post Office employee 1966-1969.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cautions-roy-moore-about-running-again-for-senate-saying-he-cannot-win-in-alabama/2019/05/29/f9250fd6-8206-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— With Missouri’s last abortion clinic targeted, Illinois braces for influx of patients – JENNY JARVIE
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-missouri-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-20190528-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Feds transferred over 230 undocumented immigrants detained near Mexico border to NYC-area jails – STEPHEN REX BROWN (DIERSEN: How close do you live to a jail? What is your position on filling it with illegals?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-borders-crossers-nyc-20190529-jspoiqkm7bd3foedvon2nlkopu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage everyone in the world to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally and then blame Trump for “immigrant child deaths at the border.” 
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-jerry-nadler-immigrant-child-deaths-border-security-congress-budget-20190528-uxxvynqmozb2dgg3s2ewcyjsoe-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Many Teens Check Their Phones in Middle of Night Survey finds parents do the same thing; sleep expert calls the trend troubling – Betsy Morris
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-teens-check-their-phones-in-middle-of-night-11559102460

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump slammed Obama for using Air Force One for election campaigning. Now he does the same – David Jackson and John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/29/donald-trumps-use-air-force-one-mixes-business-and-campaigning/3405405002/

NEWSWEEK
— BORDER PATROL SEES ‘BUSIEST’ DAY ARRESTING MIGRANTS ON MEMORIAL DAY – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: I remember having a conversation with a fast food employee in what used to be my precinct who had absolutely no idea of what “Memorial Day” meant.)
https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-busiest-day-arresting-migrants-memorial-day-1438022

May 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Don’t boost another addiction-for-profit industry – State Rep. Marty Moylan (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/moylan-dont-boost-another-addiction-for-profit-industry
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190519/holmes-facts-vs-fear-in-legalization-debate

HERALD & REVIEW
— In marijuana debate, Decatur city officials would wield power in where pot is sold – ANALISA TROFIMUK (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you live in a municipality, please urge the leaders of your municipality, and those who want to be leaders of your municipality, a) to speak out against the marijuana bill in Illinois and b) to commit to voting against the sale of marijuana in your municipality.) 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-marijuana-debate-decatur-city-officials-would-wield-power-in/article_74dc0cfa-af2a-5dbb-b171-ff3fb1d58186.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opt out or be open for business? That’s the question Decatur officials will be facing if Illinois lawmakers take the historic step of legalizing recreational marijuana. The legislation, a key campaign issue for Democrat J.B. Pritzker, is being considered by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly in the sprint to the end of session on May 31. The original legislation allowed expungements for cannabis-related convictions. The exact language is still under debate, along with fine-tuning various parts of the plan to meet concerns from law enforcement, current growers and activists. If the proposal survives the growing debate in Springfield, it will be left to municipal officials whether to allow pot dispensaries within their borders. Opting out means losing revenue generated from sales, as well as permit fees.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers argue that legalizing pot discourages teens from smoking pot. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/19/18629394/kelly-cassidy-is-right-teen-cannabis-use-is-down-since-pot-legalization

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois expungement proposal for pot convictions one of nation’s broadest – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Based on how they have treated me, I would not be surprised at all to learn that all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are smoking pot, b) have smoked pot, c) want to smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190518/illinois-expungement-proposal-for-pot-convictions-one-of-nations-broadest

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-good-versus-evil-struggle-st-0519-story.html
— Ageism a fact when you’re over 50 and looking for work – Hilary Decent (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0519-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, employers are not allowed to ask applicants their age, although that could be apparent from the application. Breithaupt suggests age-proofing your resume. “Employers are interested in what you have been doing most recently, perhaps in the past 10 years, so you don’t need to tell them when you graduated,” she said. “An interview is all about getting your foot in the door. Even if you look older than they expect when you go in, you can still sell yourself.)

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Continued GOP Opposition to Graduated Income Tax Proposals – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284651#.XOFHDMhKiM8

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Glad to see a new name for that organization – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned be as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences. Ever-increasingly, they want me to agree to not report anything about their fundraisers before they will let me attend their fundraisers.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190518/bernard-schoenburg-glad-to-see-new-name-for-that-organization

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Tariff war hits Illinois farmers hard – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Tariff-war-hits-Illinois-farmers-hard-13857113.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/thousands-attend-9th-annual-springfield-pridefest

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives warns voters to be on alert during this ‘dangerous time’ of ‘backroom deals’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512497085-ives-warns-voters-to-be-on-alert-during-this-dangerous-time-of-backroom-deals-in-springfield

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Fear, loathing, intolerance–and worse – Paul Driessen (DIERSEN: Who ostracizes you? I should write a book about those who ostracize me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://canadafreepress.com/article/fear-loathing-intolerance-and-worse
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Throughout history despots had effective ways of reducing dissension in the ranks. Inquisitors burned heretics. Nazis burned books—before taking far more extreme measures. Soviets employed famines, gulags, salt mines and executions. ChiComs and other tyrants starved, jailed and murdered millions. Today’s Green New Dealers and their allies have mapped out their own totalitarian strategies. They proclaim themselves socialists, but their economic policies and tolerance for other viewpoints reflect a different form of government—fascism: A political system in which authoritarian government does not own businesses and industries, but strictly regulates and controls their actions, output and rights—while constraining and suppressing citizens and their thought, speech and access to information. . .Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Google helps the Chinese government deny its citizens access to “dangerous ideas”—and says nothing when China sends a million Uighur Muslims to “reeducation camps.” Its hard-left employees ostracize any conservatives they still find in their ranks…and claim helping the US Defense Department with Cloud computing or artificial intelligence surveillance would “violate their principles.” Facebook “shadow banned” an ad promoting a Heartland Institute video that called on millennials to reject socialism and embrace capitalism. Facebook censors told Heartland they “don’t support ads for your business model” (capitalism) and would not reveal “red flags” and trade-secret algorithms they use to “identify violations” of their policies and “help preserve the integrity of our internal processes.” Google suppressed Claremont Institute ads for a talk on multiculturalism and political speech restrictions. Twitter routinely engages in similar cold, calculated censorship of views it opposes. Wikipedia posts distorted or false bios for climate realist experts and organizations—labeling me an anti-environment lobbyist—and then pops up ads soliciting money for its biased “educational” material. Securing corrections is a long, often fruitless process. Even more totalitarian, the Southern Poverty Law Center uses phony “hate speech” claims to defund and “deplatform” conservative groups like David Horowitz’s Freedom Center, by pressuring credit card companies to close off donations to them. State attorneys general and members of Congress want to prosecute and jail people for “denying the reality” of “manmade climate cataclysms.” Worst of all, the callous organizations and policies that Big Tech supports cause millions of deaths every year, by denying impoverished nations and families access to the modern energy, insect control and agricultural technologies that its vocal, racist elements loathe.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-gun radicals are on a misguided mission – Dan Wos
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/antigun_radicals_are_on_a_misguided_mission.html

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Official: Migrants Won’t Be Sent to Florida at this Time Following Blowback – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/18/border-patrol-official-migrants-wont-be-sent-to-florida-at-this-time-following-blowback/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Rep. Ilhan Omar “A Symbol of America’s Failed Immigration System” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What percent of immigrants are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/18/tucker_carlson_rep_ilhan_omar_a_symbol_of_americas_failed_immigration_system.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Merit of Merit-Based Immigration – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I survived as a) TAPROOT chairman for 7 years, b) WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, c) MTRCC webmaster for 6 years, d) ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, e) AAPC MC board member for 3 years, f) GAO employee for 18 years, g) IRS employee for 9 years, and h) Post Office employee for 3 years.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/merit-based-immigration-plan-serves-us-interests/

WORLD NET DAILY
— EQUALITY ACT ‘INCOMPATIBLE WITH GOD’S WORD, TOP CHRISTIANS WARN ‘We cannot remain silent and allow this lie to harm countless men, women, and children’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/equality-act-incompatible-with-gods-word-top-christians-warn/
— GOOGLE’S ‘TOP STORIES’ SHOWS OBVIOUS LEFT-WING BIAS, AUDIT REVEALS University study finds 3 news sources dominate (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/googles-top-stories-shows-obvious-left-wing-bias-audit-reveals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noting that Google’s search algorithm is “perhaps the most powerful mediator of online attention to news,” a team of university scholars conducted an audit that found just 20 news sources account for more than half of article impressions, and most lean left. The top 20 percent of sources — 136 of 678 sampled — accounted for 86 percent of article impressions. And the top three accounted for 23 percent: CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post, according to Assistant Professor Nicholas Diakopoulos and his team at the Computational Journalism Lab at Northwestern. In an article for Columbia Journalism Review, he wrote that “for all the influence Google has in directing attention, we know painfully little about how its algorithm selects and curates news.” “Which sites does it direct traffic toward? And how does Google’s news curation impact the diversity of information found?” he asked. The audit examined Google Top Stories in terms of ideological lean, based on the self-reported political affiliation of Facebook users sharing content from those sources. The team’s data showed that 62.4 percent of article impressions were from sources rated as left-leaning. Just 11.3 percent were from sources rated as right-leaning. “These statistics underscore the degree of concentration of attention to a relatively narrow slice of news sources,” Diakopoulos wrote. . .‘News blacklist’ In April, a newly obtained document showed Google maintains a “news blacklist” and manipulates its search results manually, contrary to the company’s official denials. WND reported in March a Google manager allegedly responded to an employee who questioned the company’s war on “fake news” by arguing that fake news and “hate speech” had to be stopped, because “that’s how Trump won.” In November, the Daily Caller reported Google employees debated whether to bury the reporting of conservative media outlets in the company’s search function in response to Trump’s election. Employees similarly sought to manipulate search results to combat Trump’s travel ban, the communications showed. In an interview with WND at the time, Robert Epstein – who was famed behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner’s last Ph.D. student at Harvard – said Google’s effort to defeat Trump confirms his extensive, peer-reviewed research over the past half decade. “Not only does Google have the power to shift votes and opinions on a massive scale, they actually use that power,” Epstein said. During the 2016 election campaign, Epstein concluded that Google heavily biased results in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, possibly shifting as many as 3 million votes. A video leaked in September showed Google executives at their first weekly meeting after Trump’s election exhibiting panic and dismay while expressing their determination to thwart the new administration’s agenda as well as the emerging global populist movement.)
— ACOSTA ‘MISREPRESENTS’ PRESIDENT’S REMARKS
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/acosta-misrepresents-presidents-remarks/

THE HILL
— Trump fires back at ‘loser’ GOP lawmaker who said he’d engaged in ‘impeachable conduct’ – JUSTIN WISE (DIERSEN: Should I start firing back against those a) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/444441-trump-fires-back-at-loser-gop-lawmaker-who-said-hed-engaged-in
— Welcome back, federalism — Democrats begin to champion state’s rights – FORMER U.S. REP. JOHN HOSTETTLER
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/444387-welcome-back-federalism-dems-begin-to-champion-states-rights

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want more success in pushing pot.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/19/democrats-marijuana-legalization-1331710

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Dozens protest Pence at Taylor University commencement
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/05/18/dozens-protest-pence-at-taylor-university-commencement/23729580/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Breaking With Party, G.O.P. Lawmaker Says Trump’s Conduct Reaches ‘Threshold of Impeachment’ – Glenn Thrush (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are Libertarians, but who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/politics/trump-justin-amash-impeachment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is not the first time Mr. Amash, who considers himself a libertarian and strict constitutionalist, has defied the White House and bucked his party’s Capitol Hill leadership. Mr. Amash was one of 14 Republicans to side with Democrats in their unsuccessful attempt to override the president’s first veto, which upheld an emergency declaration to divert funding from other federal projects to build a wall along the southwestern border.)
— Abortion Fight or Strong Economy? For G.O.P., Cultural Issues Undercut 2020 Message – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/us/politics/republicans-abortion-economy-issues.html

NEW YORK POST
— Ocasio-Cortez accuses prosecutors of going easy on white supremacists – Mary Kay Linge (DIERSEN: Are you White? What would you do if someone called you a White supremacist? Would you sue them?)
https://nypost.com/2019/05/18/ocasio-cortez-accuses-prosecutors-of-going-easy-on-white-supremacists/

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook, Twitter and the Digital Disinformation Mess – Shelly Banjo (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/facebook-twitter-and-the-digital-disinformation-mess/2019/05/18/7417d9d0-79ba-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html

NBC LOS ANGELES
— Weed Delivery Driver Shot by Customer in Attempted Robbery, Police Say – Katherine Picazo and Shahan Ahmed
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Pot-Delivery-Driver-Shot-by-Customer-Attempted-Robbery-Police-Say-510130741.html

COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
— Pot-impaired driver gets 8 years for crash that killed Colorado woman – Janet Oravetz (DIERSEN: Legalizing pot for recreational use dramatically increases pot-impaired driving.)
https://gazette.com/news/pot-impaired-driver-gets-years-for-crash-that-killed-colorado/article_b61ece62-7972-11e9-9cb4-073e687ad45c.html

FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Mexico welcoming American migration (DIERSEN: One could expect that U.S. citizens who are members of the following groups would renounce their U.S. citizenship and immigrate to Mexico: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/us/20190519/mexico-welcoming-american-migration

YAHOO FINANCE
— Marijuana Companies Lied to You, Major Pot CEO Alleges – Sean Williams (DIERSEN: One should expect that those who want to make money from pot would also want make money from booze, from gambling, from prostitution, and from other terrible things.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-companies-lied-major-pot-130600988.html

BLOOMBERG
— China Doesn’t Want to Be Like the West The Trump administration has underestimated the strength of resistance to a foreign order imposed by force. – Michael Schuman
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-05-19/china-s-history-foretold-breakdown-of-u-s-trade-talks

ATLANTIC
— Social Media Are Ruining Political Discourse The endless flow of content doesn’t need to make sense to create engagement. – JAY DAVID BOLTER
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/why-social-media-ruining-political-discourse/589108/

May 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/16/18628374/will-humans-act-fast-enough-to-stave-off-climate-catastrophe

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez took an $18,996 (8%) pay cut for his new position. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190517/new-tollway-chief-wants-to-hear-from-stakeholders-on-route-53
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Executive Director José Alvarez, who attended his first board meeting Thursday, will be paid $223,000 annually, 3.7% more than his predecessor Elizabeth Gorman, who received $215,000. “I took a pay cut. That’s how excited I am about the opportunity” to work at the tollway, said Alvarez, former chief operating officer for the Chicago Housing Authority. Alvarez joins a rookie tollway board picked by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who supported the ouster of the previous slate of directors after a series of Daily Herald reports about tollway spending and patronage hiring at the agency. Alvarez “came in on May 1 and hit the ground running,” Chairman Will Evans said at Thursday’s meeting. “I am committed to investing in our team and building on its strengths,” Alvarez said. He likened the tollway’s situation to the housing authority, which had “five CEOs in five years.” Former tollway Executive Director Greg Bedalov, who was paid $186,000, left in February 2018 and Gorman stayed for 13 months.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor – Peter Hancock (DIERSEN: Prior to Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, passing the CPA examination was a requirement to get promoted at IRS and at GAO.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190517/bill-suspending-teacher-basic-skills-test-heads-to-governor

HERALD & REVIEW
— The fate of Illinois’ pot legislation is explored on the latest ‘Capitol Cast’ podcast (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the following should be speaking out strongly against the marijuana bill in Illinois: Trump and Pence; Illinois Republican congressmen; Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and Committeewoman; IRP officers; Republican Illinois House and Senate leaders; your representative on the IRP State Central Committee; officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations; your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain; Republican officials who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois; conservative leaders; healthcare leaders; religious leaders; education leaders; law enforcement leaders; firefighter leaders; etc.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/listen-the-fate-of-illinois-pot-legislation-is-explored-on/article_8e8c3ddf-6c95-50b7-a9c7-5922674150b2.html

HERALD NEWS
— $1 billion proposed for I-80 Pritzker plan for capital bill still depends on tax hikes – BOB OKON
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/17/1-billion-proposed-for-i-80/aufg8t1/

SOUTHERN
— Internal memo details Illinois GOP budget plans, Pritzker complaints – JERRY NOWICKI 
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/internal-memo-details-illinois-gop-budget-plans-pritzker-complaints/article_f6f0af5c-a2d2-59b9-9574-5c38af876998.html

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Why Kids Shouldn’t Be Forced To Share – Ilana Donna Arazie (DIERSEN: What do you share? Since 2000, I have shared GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Since 2004, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, I have shared a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too. Since 2004, those emails have contained links to almost 335,500 articles and information on many upcoming events. Please ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what do they share. They share their hatred of me and they share their hatred of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gpw9s/why-kids-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Philanthropist Ann Lurie takes $3.56 million loss on Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491179-market-watch-philanthropist-ann-lurie-takes-3-56-million-loss-on-chicago-condo
— Market Watch: Wendy Sternberg & Robert Wolf lose over $308,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512483881-market-watch-wendy-sternberg-robert-wolf-lose-over-308-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo
— Carl & Marlene Mercurio lose over $339,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512493639-market-watch-carl-marlene-mercurio-lose-over-339-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— More than 34% of Naperville home’s sale price goes toward property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512491173-market-watch-more-than-34-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-goes-toward-property-taxes
— Daghfals pay a quarter of Naperville home’s sale price on property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512484953-market-watch-daghfals-pay-a-quarter-of-naperville-home-s-sale-price-on-property-taxes
— Burr Ridge homeowners pay 35% of home’s sale price in property taxes
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512490265-market-watch-burr-ridge-homeowners-pay-35-of-home-s-sale-price-in-property-taxes

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County educators oppose Illinois school efficiency bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512493593-dupage-county-educators-oppose-illinois-school-efficiency-bill

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BIPARTISAN TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION BILL HEADS TO PRITZKER’S DESK – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bipartisan-township-consolidation-bill-heads-to-pritzkers-desk/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Stronger borders save lives The only way to stop the flow of dangerous drugs is to build a border wall – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/8/stronger-borders-save-lives/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tucker Carlson: Somali American congresswoman Ilhan Omaris ‘a symbol of America’s failed immigration system’ – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tucker-carlson-somali-american-congresswoman-is-a-symbol-of-americas-failed-immigration-system

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER: DEMOCRATS OPPOSE TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION PLAN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ‘IMPORT SERFS’ – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who serve as serfs for my critics/opponents. They are a sorry lot. They all have serious financial, health, and/or other problems. They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United State members, employees, and leaders. They all make it very clear that will do anything for money. They pride themselves in being manipulative, nasty, rude, crude, belittling, dismissing, condescending, argumentative, domineering, threatening, vicious, and even worse things.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/17/tucker-carlson-democrats-immigration-serfs/

TOWNHALL
— ICE Arrests 33 Illegal Aliens Ranging from Drunk Drivers to Wife-Beaters in 4 Days Across 4 States – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/18/ice-arrests-33-illegal-aliens-ranging-from-drunk-drivers-to-wife-beaters-in-4-day-n2546528

FOX NEWS
— Democrats are eager to compete in the free stuff primary — Here’s what it means for you – Michael Knowles (DIERSEN: What do you say those who vote for whichever candidate promises to give them the most “free stuff?” Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who have financial, health, and/or other problems. Generally, the aforesaid strategy works the best with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/michael-knowles-democrats-free-stuff-biden-harris-warren-booker
— College Board CEO defends SAT ‘adversity score,’ tells underprivileged students, ‘We can see you’ – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged. Questions for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If I have always been so privileged, why did I take bad jobs? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. If I have always been so privileged, why aren’t my degrees from Ivy League universities? Of course, their answer will be that I am stupid and lazy.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/college-board-ceo-says-we-see-you-to-underprivileged-students-as-he-defends-sat-adversity-score
— Hundreds of migrants to be flown to California in as many as 3 flights a week, officials say – Paulina Dedaj 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hundreds-of-migrants-to-be-flown-to-california-in-as-many-as-3-flights-a-week-officials-say

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi’s disgraceful weaseling on merit-based immigration – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/pelosis_disgraceful_weaseling_on_meritbased_immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Common sense and public opinion both strongly favor prioritizing immigrants who bring education and skills to the country, so that they can support themselves and provide more tax payments than they consume in the form of welfare and other need-based services. Few questions of public policy receive support in the eighty percent range, yet merit-based immigration actually does receive nearly 80% in reliable polling. . .The entire point of immigration policy is to benefit the citizens of the United States. Forcing citizens to pay for the welfare and government services consumed by poor families entering with children (who will need expensive bilingual schooling), and who will generate few taxes but consume large tax revenues if they bring low education and skill credentials, enacts a penalty on American citizens.)

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Michigan Falls for SPLC Trap: Labels Good Groups ‘Haters’
http://americanfreepress.net/michigan-falls-for-splc-trap-labels-good-groups-haters/

BREITBART
— Democrats in California Oppose HUD Plan to Prioritize Americans over Illegals for Public Housing – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/democrats-in-california-oppose-hud-plan-to-prioritize-americans-over-illegals-for-public-housing/
— SAT to Give ‘Adversity Score’ Reflecting Students’ Social and Economic Background to College Admissions – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/sat-to-give-adversity-score-reflecting-students-social-and-economic-background-to-college-admissions/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Which 2020 Democrats will join Alyssa Milano’s sex strike? – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30266-assault-america-day-135-which-2020-democrats-will-join-alyssa-milano%E2%80%99s-sex-strike

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLORIDA MAYOR: FORCE TRUMP TO TAKE ASYLUM SEEKERS IN HIS HOTELS ‘Ask the president to open his heart and home’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/florida-mayor-force-trump-to-take-asylum-seekers-in-his-hotels/

HOT AIR
— The SAT’s “Adversity Score” Is A Backdoor To Racial Quotas – HEATHER MACDONALD (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/sats-adversity-score-backdoor-racial-quotas/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Adversity Scores: Same Game, Different Uniforms – PETER KIRSANOW (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/adversity-scores-same-game-different-uniforms/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— What’s It Gonna Be…A Welfare State or Open Borders? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/whats-it-gonna-be…a-welfare-state-or-open-borders

THE HILL
— Florida mayor on housing detained migrants: ‘Bring them to the Trump hotels’ – BROOKE SEIPEL (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.) 
https://thehill.com/latino/444370-florida-mayor-offers-solution-to-housing-detained-migrants-bring-them-to-the-trump

UPI
— House passes first-ever bill to outlaw LGBT-based discrimination – Nicholas Sakelaris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/05/17/House-passes-first-ever-bill-to-outlaw-LGBT-based-discrimination/2101558110619/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The SAT’s Bogus ‘Adversity Score’ Are we really going to rank students on a one-to-100 pseudoscientific index of oppression? – Thomas Chatterton Williams (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/opinion/sat-adversity-score.html
— SAT Adversity Index: A Drive Toward Diversity Without Discussing Race – Anemona Hartocollis and Amy Harmon (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-race.html
— Your Questions about the New Adversity Score on the SAT, Answered – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes should be forced to disclose their adversity scores. Since 1948, they have viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/sat-adversity-score-explained.html
— U.S. Birthrate Drops 4th Year in a Row, Possibly Echoing the Great Recession – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did why my Democrat superiors and those who I have sued want my wife and I a) to not give up trying to have children, b) to adopt, and/or c) to become foster parents? ANSWER: Those who have children put their children first and are therefore far less likely to file lawsuits.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/us-birthrate-decrease.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Politics Takes a Toll on the Trump Family Business – Eric Lipton and Steve Eder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the toll that my being a Republican has cost me. Since 1966, I have been surrounded by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/trump-financial-disclosure-takeaways.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Immigration Progress He admits the U.S. needs talent but he’s still too stingy on visas. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-progress-11558134256

DENVER POST
— Will Denver continue to host asylum seekers from southern border? Nonprofits, faith leaders will work with city, community to decide Denver-area churches hosted 55 asylum seekers from Central America last week – SAJA HINDI and JUSTIN WINGERTER (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. So therefore, Democrats and RINOs should be forced to house, feed, clothe, provide healthcare for, educate, etc. illegals until they are sent back.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/18/denver-asylum-seekers-central-america/

SENTINEL SOURCE
— The case for an Individual Reparations Account – Allen J. Davis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest since 1948 that I should pay lots of reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They stress/stressed that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, married, no children or pets to support, retired for more than 21 years, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/the-case-for-an-individual-reparations-account-by-allen-j/article_bffb87e9-6a8b-57c0-ba85-6f2900501af4.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Black Unemployment Is Rising Again, And Trumpism Could Be Playing a Role.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2019/05/17/black-unemployment-is-rising-again-and-trumpism-could-be-playing-a-role/#38c894552df0

THE WEEK
— (DEMOCRATS AND RINOS PASS) bill to protect LGBTQ rights in the workplace (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are discriminated against if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/05/18/us-passes-bill-to-protect-lgbtq-rights-in-the-workplace.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://theweek.com/articles/841846/why-white-supremacist-terrorism-surging

COLUMBUS DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190518/column-trumps-judicial-nominees-will-keep-white-power-intact

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is lying about immigrant crime – and the research proves it.” To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally, you shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect America, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of America. 
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/05/17/trump-lying-about-immigrant-crime-and-research-proves-it

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS estimates over a quarter of Earned Income Tax Credit payments were improper – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/over-a-quarter-of-eitc-tax-credit-payments-estimated-to-be-improper-by-irs

May 15 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Radio host Gorka angered by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/this-is-a-war-for-our-culture-radio-host-gorka-angered-by-gay-wedding-on-arthur
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/trumps-war-on-legal-immigrants
— My brush with Facebook censorship – Walt Zlotow, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: What is Zlotow’s position on those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that censure me and censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/my-brush-with-facebook-censorship

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Give voters a voice on future of townships – Editorial
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190514/our-view-give-voters-voice-on-future-of-townships

WTTW
— Could New $1,000 State Tax Drive Electric Car Owners Out of Illinois? – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/14/could-new-1000-state-tax-drive-electric-car-owners-out-illinois

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that might discourage illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/census-citizenship-question-could-hurt-citizens-noncitizens-alike/9a3e98db-9420-4dfd-a3bc-aece3c939ab4

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s heavy hand – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-15/editorial-pritzkers-heavy-hand.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Protestors call for Lewis and Clark Community College’s resignation — 22 photos Heyen says he will not step down – Scott Cousins 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Protestors-call-for-LCCC-board-chairman-8217-s-13845954.php

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Lobbyist controls late pol’s campaign fund Kimme under no obligation to terminate Topinka committee – Bob Skolnik (DIERSEN: Many if not most of those who promote/promoted Topinka work/worked against me.)
https://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/5-14-2019/Lobbyist-controls-late-pol%27s-campaign-fund/

WCIA
— Senator charges to reveal “what cannabis companies are viable” Chicago Democrat pitches get-rich-quick scheme ahead of marijuana vote – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/amp/news/capitol-news/senator-charges-to-reveal-what-cannabis-companies-are-viable-/2002422831

NDIGO
— Talking Legal Weed With Rep. Sonya Harper – Hermene Hartman
https://ndigo.com/2019/05/14/talking-legal-weed-with-rep-sonya-harper/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton promotes hatred against Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/15/clinton-slams-trump-in-chicago-emanuel-chill-on-weed-bill-city-halls-game-of-thrones-436776

PROPUBLICA
— At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted patronage.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-city-council-legislative-committees-chairs-aldermen-political-favors-patronage

COOK COUNTY RECORDER
— Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Darien ask court to let them sue Sterigenics, along with Illinois – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512490421-hinsdale-burr-ridge-willowbrook-darien-ask-court-to-let-them-sue-sterigenics-along-with-illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives May Run for Roskam’s Seat in Congress
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/15/jeanne-ives-may-run-for-roskams-seat-in-congress/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE THAN 130 SIX-FIGURE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS OPPOSE EDUCATION EFFICIENCY BILL – Joe Barnas (DIERSEN: When did you first become a six-figure person in today’s dollars? For me, it was in 1987 when I was 39 years old. I had worked for GAO for almost 8 years. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. And I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-than-130-six-figure-school-district-administrators-oppose-education-efficiency-bill/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Springfield Has Not Earned Your Trust
http://illinoisopportunity.org/springfield-has-not-earned-your-trust/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Industrialization, Commercialization of “Millennial Marijuana” – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/industrialization-commercialization-of-millennial-marijuana/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: WHICH DIRECTION IS ILLINOIS GOING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/ives-which-direction-are-we-going.html
— AFTER LOSING NEARLY $4 BILLION LAST YEAR, POSTAL SERVICE ON TRACK TO LOSE $7 BILLION THIS YEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/after-losing-nearly-4-billion-last-year-postal-service-on-track-to-lose-7-billion-this-year.html

HOT AIR
— I Own The Red Hen Restaurant That Asked Sarah Sanders To Leave. Resistance Isn’t Futile. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have barred me from their events or asked me to leave their events. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/red-hen-restaurant-asked-sarah-sanders-leave-resistance-isnt-futile/

GOPUSA
— Romney votes with Democrats against judge who said Obama was an ‘un-American imposter’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69528
— NM governor, rents bus, sends 55 asylum seekers to Denver (DIERSEN: What about Chicago Democrats who give homeless people on-way train tickets to Wheaton?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69511
— College Democrats vow to boycott DCCC over incumbent policy (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69521
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The dissenting College Democrats chapters are objecting to the DCCC’s new rule refusing to do business with consultants, pollsters and other campaign workers who sign on to work for challengers making primary runs against incumbent Democrats.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Equality Act legislation slammed by opponents as being anti-woman – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/14/equality-act-legislation-slammed-by-opponents-as-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cheney says Tlaib comments ‘close’ to denying Holocaust – Dominick Mastrangelo 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cheney-says-tlaib-comments-close-to-denying-holocaust

AMERICAN THINKER
— Here’s an example of the illegal aliens Trump is trying to deport – Kenneth Eliasberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/heres_an_example_of_the_illegal_aliens_trump_is_trying_to_deport.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Describes Buttigieg As Nothing More Than a Product of Identity Politics – Brian McNicol
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-describes-buttigieg-as-nothing-more-than-a-product-of-identity-politics/

BREITBART
— Survey: Only 2-in-15 Americans Aware of Soaring Illegal Immigration to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/survey-only-2-in-15-americans-aware-of-soaring-illegal-immigration-to-u-s/
— Beto: Trump’s ‘Racism’ Is ‘Changing This Country,’ Causing Hate Crime to Rise – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/14/beto-trumps-racism-is-changing-this-country-causing-hate-crime-to-rise/
— Washington Post: Democrats Want to Streamline Asylum Process for Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/washington-post-democrats-want-to-streamline-asylum-process-for-migrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘View’ Gets Beto to Apologize for His White, Male Privilege; Presses Him From Left on Policy – Kristine Marsh (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority or a female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/05/14/view-gets-beto-apologize-his-white-male-privilege-presses-him

EPOCH NEWS
— Herman Cain Says Black Americans ‘Brainwashed’ by ‘Certain News Outlets’ to Hate Trump – JANITA KAN 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/herman-cain-says-black-americans-brainwashed-by-certain-news-outlets-to-hate-trump_2923762.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ilhan Omar Says Attacks On Her And Rashida Tlaib Are ‘Designed To Silence’ Muslim Voices The Democratic congresswomen have come under repeated, bad-faiths attacks in recent months. – Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many bad-faith attacks on me since 2000 to silence me. I would focus on those attackers who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-attacks_n_5cdb6534e4b061f71b876a6b

POLITICO
— Complaints grow that Trump staffers are campaigning for their boss In the president’s first year in office, formal complaints that staffers were violating an 80-year-old law prohibiting them from political activity jumped. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/trump-staff-campaign-complaints-1318864

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Trump Snipes at Biden, Republican Strategists Wince – Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken snipes against me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and elsewhere. I would focus on those who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/trump-biden-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Religiously unaffiliated voters are leading U.S. politics into uncharted waters – David Byler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/religiously-unaffiliated-voters-are-leading-us-politics-into-uncharted-waters/
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Sebastian Gorka anguished by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/15/sebastian-gorka-slams-gay-wedding-arthur-sign-cultural-war/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Relaunches Immigration Push – Andrew Duehren
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2019/05/15/white-house-relaunches-immigration-push/
— U.S. Births Fall to Lowest Rates Since 1980s Births in the U.S. have declined in 10 of the last 11 years since peaking in 2007 – Anthony DeBarros and Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-births-fall-to-lowest-rates-since-1980s-11557892860

FORBES
— What Voters Need To Know About The Racial Wealth Gap – Rakeen Mabud (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeenmabud/2019/05/15/what-voters-need-to-know-about-the-racial-wealth-gap/#7134bd1b3755

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Medicare fraud more common among doctors treating minorities, low-income seniors – Sarah Gantz
https://www.philly.com/health/consumer/medicare-fraud-abuse-johns-hopkins-20190515.html

USA TODAY
— Young people, scrolling their friends’ Instagram feeds, feel pressure to overspend – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/13/facebook-instagram-images-put-pressure-young-people-overspend/1158795001/

JOURNAL GAZETTE
— The issues that older workers face in the job hunt – Kate Lopaze
http://www.journalgazette.net/thejobnetwork/20190513/older-worker-issues-job-hunt

OAK LEAF NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in making musicians Trump-haters.
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/magazine/2019/05/14/fighting-words/

WBAP
— Beto O’Rourke and White Privilege – Rick Roberts (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.wbap.com/2019/05/14/rick-roberts-show-beto-orourke-and-white-privilege/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Help Us Help You: What Should We Cover? Readers, it’s your turn: What issues are keeping you up at night? What strategies to adopt? How to encourage and support the faculty? Which products or services to use? – Doug Lederman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that a) promote those who they are blacklisting, b) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, or c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/05/15/its-your-turn-what-should-we-cover

NEWSWEEK
— MSNBC HOST SAYS FOX NEWS PARROTS TRUMP’S RACISM ‘LIKE A BUNCH OF DUPES’ BUT ELIZABETH WARREN SHOULD DO TOWN HALL – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discouraged everyone from speaking at and attending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings and events while I served as its chairman 2005-2012.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/msnbc-fox-news-trump-racism-elizabeth-warren-1426033

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “GOP Extremism Was Powerful Before Trump, and It Will Outlive Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/gop-extremism-was-powerful-before-trump-and-will-outlive-him.html

May 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana bill may violate Illinois Constitution, prosecutors say – Dean Olsen 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A key component of a bill that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois — erasing pot-related convictions for potentially hundreds of thousands of people — may violate the state Constitution, according to the group representing county prosecutors statewide. The bill essentially would create legislative pardons, which are illegal, said Robert Berlin, president of the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. Under the Illinois Constitution, only the governor can issue pardons, Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney, told The State Journal-Register. “It’s a separation of powers argument,” he said. An additional constitutional concern, he said, is that prosecutors would be prohibited under the bill from helping to determine who is and isn’t eligible for expungement of certain misdemeanor and felony convictions. “It takes away all of our discretion,” Berlin said of Senate Bill 7, adding that court challenges could overturn such expungements. Berlin, a Republican, said the bipartisan association plans to present its concerns to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and supporter of the bill, as well as the bill’s sponsors in the General Assembly. Berlin said the association has taken a neutral stance on the overall bill.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Growing recreational pot at home might not be allowed after all under Illinois legalization proposal, sponsors say – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-will-likely-prohibit-home-grow-20190513-story.html
— Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race – AP (DIERSEN: Bullock is the 22nd Democrat to enter the race. One could ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes why so few want to be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee Treasurer or Webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had great success in destroying organizations and those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-montana-steve-bullock-2020-democratic-presidential-race-20190514-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/new-naperville-group-aims-to-support-lgbtq-residents-families
— Avoiding pension payment holiday should be top priority for surplus – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190513/editorial-avoiding-pension-payment-holiday-should-be-top-priority-for-surplus

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois congressman Mike Quigley warns new Chinese-made CTA trains may pose ‘dangerous threat’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-congressman-warns-new-chinese-made-cta-trains-may-pose-dangerous-threat-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Builders are putting up fewer new houses in Chicago. Here’s why. A key factor in the drop in inventory: Builders say buyers in affluent North Side neighborhoods are holding off to see how big a bite the city’s next property tax increase will take out of what they can afford. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage and discourages homeownership. Trump should increase the SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly, if not eliminate it altogether.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/builders-are-putting-fewer-new-houses-chicago-heres-why

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bar owners, VFWs upset over Pritzker plan to increase tax on video gaming terminals – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND GRANT MORGAN 
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/article230192814.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/live-trump-hosts-iftar-at-white-house

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Muhs, accompanied by staff, leaves SJ-R Editor resigns, then is walked out of building – Bruce Rushton (DIERSEN: When you left the positions that you have held, what kind of show of support did you get from those around you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how little support that I got when they succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) ending my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc.) 
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21221-muhs-accompanied-by-staff-leaves-sj-r.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The entire State Journal-Register newsroom walked out today in support of now former editor Angie Muhs, who was walked out of the building this afternoon by the paper’s general manager after submitting her resignation on Friday. In an impromptu show of solidarity, the staff accompanied Muhs as she left the building for the final time. “Everyone walked out with her as a show of respect,” reporter Dean Olsen said. “We all gave her a hug and applauded for her and thanked her for the stand that she was taking. … People are crying.” Olsen said Muhs told her staff on Friday that she was leaving partly in hopes of avoiding more layoffs at a paper that has been decimated by staff cuts. “I think her hope was, by not having her salary to pay, her hope would be that there would be no layoffs,” said Olsen, who wasn’t present when Muhs announced her departure last week. “She was a very good editor, and she tried to promote good journalism in Springfield, despite some pretty trying circumstances that she had to deal with from GateHouse Media (the paper’s corporate owner).” Muhs declined to say what she told her staff, but she said she wasn’t expecting colleagues to walk out of the building with her. “I was very touched,” Muhs said. “I didn’t expect that. … I have tremendous respect and admiration for the State Journal-Register staff. They’re dedicated. They’re hard working. They care about doing quality local journalism, and they persevered under some really tough conditions.” Muhs lasted five years as editor of the State Journal-Register, coming to Springfield from a media company in Maine. For the second year in a row, the SJ-R this spring was named GateHouse Newspaper of the Year for its circulation division. In 2017, Muhs was named Editor of the Year in the SJ-R’s circulation division in a company-wide contest. GateHouse Media, which bought the SJ-R in 2007 and promised “hyperlocal” coverage, publishes more than 150 daily papers and is one of the nation’s biggest newspaper companies. “Angie Muhs exemplifies everything one could ask for from an editor,” wrote former SJ-R publisher and president wrote when Muhs won the 2017 editor of the year award. “She is deeply connected to her community, constantly looks for ways the SJ-R can be a leader in community engagement, demands excellence from her team and works tirelessly to ensure deliver (sic) quality, impactful content to our readers every day.” The praise remains posted at www.bestofgatehouse.com, the company web page dedicated to its contests. Gracing GateHouse Media’s home page is a photo of Abraham Lincoln impersonators taken by Rich Saal, the paper’s longtime photo editor who was laid off two weeks ago, the latest cut for a paper that has seen plenty. In 2012, newsroom employees, voted 26-4 to form a union after the paper laid off the entire copy desk. There are five news reporters left, and several beats, including courts, police and education, no longer have fulltime reporters assigned to them. Muhs declined to discuss staff cuts, but she praised Saal, saying he was one of the best photojournalists she’s ever worked with. She’s been vocal in the past about her feelings while GateHouse sliced her staff. Last September, amid a round of cuts, Muhs tweeted a quote from New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who said “You cannot cut the value of the product you give readers and expect them to reward you with growth.” Muhs included her own take: “Amen. If only all owners heeded these words.” Olsen said Muhs appeared emotional as she left the building for the last time. “I think she’s tried to fight within the channels of GateHouse to try to preserve the staff,” Olsen said. “I don’t know how successful she’s been. I know it’s been very frustrating for her. Her heart is in this. She quit without a job lined up. I think that says a lot right there.)

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Flossmoor Hosts Pride Concert In June The Village of Flossmoor will celebrate Pride Month with a concert and party downtown June 21. – Erika Hobbs (DIERSEN: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/flossmoor-hosts-pride-concert-june

CHICAGO NOW
— Martin with Berkowitz, Guzzardi & Durkin et al on Pritzker’s big tax increase & much more
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/05/watch-martin-w-berkowitz-guzzardi-durkin-et-al-on-pritzkers-big-tax-increase-much-more-cable-web/

FOX NEWS
— Texas border agents say 5,500 migrants a day are illegally entering US – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-border-agents-say-5500-migrants-a-day-are-illegally-crossing-border
— Inside Trump 2020: As Dem field sets, campaign takes aim at ‘socialist organism with 22 heads’ – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-trump-2020-as-dem-field-sets-campaign-takes-aim-at-socialist-organism-with-22-heads

AMERICAN THINKER
— MAGA vs. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/maga_vs_the_us_chamber_of_commerce.html

BREITBART
— Poll Shows Trump Holding on to Working Class Voters Against Joe Biden – John Nolte (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes look down on members of the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-shows-trump-holding-working-class-voters-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The One-Sided World of Cyber Bullying – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponent who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. My critics/opponent have hundreds of thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their blacklists.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/05/14/the-onesided-world-of-cyber-bullying-n2546244
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over on Facebook, Illinois Family Institute writer Laurie Higgins, a perceptive social critic, has found herself more than once in “Facebook Jail,” as have Americans for Truth President Peter LaBarbera and Houston Baptist University Prof. Robert Gagnon, an expert on Biblical sexual morality.)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S MORBID FANTASIES OF A PALESTINIAN “SAFE HAVEN” FOR JEWS Nancy Pelosi – Where are you? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273766/tlaibs-morbid-fantasies-palestinian-safe-haven-joseph-klein

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks gender expert’s account for calling transsexualism a mental disorder – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-locks-gender-experts-account-for-calling-transsexualism-a-mental-disorder

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK STATE ADDED 250K DEMOCRATS, ONLY 9K REPUBLICANS IN LAST YEAR – Luke Rosiak (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/13/new-york-democrats-republicans-voters/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump: Rashida Tlaib’s Holocaust Comments Show ‘Tremendous Hatred of Israel and the Jewish People’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-rashida-tlaibs-holocaust-comments-show-tremendous-hatred-of-israel-and-the-jewish-people/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/support-pot-legalization-fading/

REAL CLEAR
— Tlaib: Friend Told Me To Talk Like A 4th Grader So Racist Idiots Understand – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/14/tlaib_friends_tell_me_to_talk_like_a_4th_grader_so_racist_idiots_understand.html

THE HILL
— Pete Buttigieg gambles with criticism of identity politics – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How successful have the Democrats been in promoting hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in promoting hatred in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443498-pete-buttigieg-gambles-with-criticism-of-identity-politics

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote hatred of Whites and b) crow about their success in getting rid of Whites.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-huge-demographic-shift_n_5cda64ece4b0f7ba48a9e012
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect that country, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of that country. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/undocumented-immigration-crime-marshall-project_n_5cda71f4e4b0f7ba48aa005a

POLITICO
— ‘One of the most important endorsements in America right now’ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren jockey for the campaign backing of liberal heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN and ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: The following SHOULD NOT and DO NOT want my endorsement: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid work against me.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-2020-1318929

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, Democrats and RINOs should be required to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them health care, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, to give them jobs, etc.) 
https://www.wral.com/planes-buses-move-migrants-from-crowded-border-shelters/18384465/

REUTERS
— Islanders complain to U.N. over Australia’s climate change inaction (DIERSEN: When your critics/opponents have a complaint about you, who can/do they complain to? My critics/opponents complain to a) the voters in my precinct, b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, c) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, d) my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) Wheaton officials, h) Milton Township officials, i) DuPage County officials, j) Illinois officials, and k) federal officials. Until they got rid of me, they complained to a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers and directors, c) MTRCC officers (to dump me as webmaster) d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers and directors, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers and directors, f) my Democrat GAO superiors, g) etc.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/islanders-complain-u-n-over-australias-climate-change-011959186.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Isn’t Real Life (if You’re a Democrat) The online left doesn’t like Joe Biden. Voters seem to. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/joe-biden-twitter-2020.html
— The Rise of the Haphazard Self How working-class men detach from work, family and church. – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/working-class-men.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The researchers conducted 107 in-depth interviews with working-class men. Many of the men told them that the economy doesn’t allow them to provide the same standard of living that their fathers could provide. That has created the culture of the side hustle. The men feel that they have to have three or four occupations, and they bounce around among them so they can stay employed full time.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Why the gender pay gap persists (and what we can do about it) Professions dominated by women are undervalued in ways legislation can’t fix – Emma Goldberg (DIERSEN: Because of the following, if I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/14/why-gender-pay-gap-still-persists-what-we-can-do-about-it/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Female film workers in Georgia urge Hollywood not to boycott over abortion ban – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you and why? I should write a book about those that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-georgia-film-workers-hollywood-boycott-20190513-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer-bequest-is-millennial-misery-11557788725
— GM Looks to Jump-Start Cadillac—Again Latest brand reboot follows five years of U.S. market-share decline, dealer angst – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats successfully promote age discrimination, the fewer Cadillacs that will be sold.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-looks-to-jump-start-cadillacagain-11557753226 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By contrast, in the U.S., where it has operated for more than a century, Cadillac sold only 154,702 cars last year. Among U.S. buyers, the brand has had trouble shaking its image of big cars favored by older drivers, dealers and analysts say.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: ACT test: The number of perfect scores is soaring everywhere, as expensive test prep booms
Hannah Sparling and Dan Horn (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought any kind of government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old was that I took the Becker CPA Exam Review (https://www.becker.com/cpa-review.html) which currently starts at $2,493.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/05/01/act-sat-scholarships-college-admissions-scandal-scores-test-prep/3640007002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Why Joe Biden needs Libertarians – Joshua Spivak (DIERSEN: The Libertarian Party exists to promote pot and other terrible things. To get standing to destroy conservatives like me and to destroy Republicans like me, far too many Libertarians fraudulently claim to be conservative and/or Republican. I should write a book about the aforesaid frauds in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Why-Joe-Biden-needs-Libertarians-Opinion-13842117.php

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press – Mari Cohen
https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/capitol-news-illinois.php

PEW
— Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Eve-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that want individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/05/14/behind-the-movement-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago the 51st state has eight Republican cosponsors in the state House (there are 44 Republicans in the lower chamber) and support among many of the state’s conservative activists. It’s the second such bill in as many years. Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, the bill’s author, cites the many issues tearing the state apart. He listed Democrats’ “overreaching” stances on abortion, guns, immigration, debt, pensions, Medicaid spending, property taxes, green energy and workers’ compensation as just some of the reasons Chicago and Illinois should go their separate ways. Recent polling from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale shows two-thirds of Illinois voters think the state is moving in the wrong direction. That same March poll from the Simon Institute shows “significant regional differences” in responses. The state division hit a breaking point several years ago, when Illinois was mired in the longest fiscal stalemate in the United States since the Great Depression. The budget battle between Democratic lawmakers and then-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner lasted more than two years, threatening public university accreditation, statewide road construction and “junk” credit ratings. Halbrook blamed the impasse on Chicago-area Democrats. “Everywhere I go, people say we just need to get rid of Chicago,” he told Stateline. “It gets rid of all of our problems. My constituency is serious about it. I’m trying to save the state.” Halbrook has a small family farm in Shelbyville, a rural community along the Kaskaskia River in central Illinois with around 4,600 residents. New Illinois? Forty percent of the Prairie State’s 12.7 million residents live in Cook County, the county surrounding Chicago. The broader Chicago metropolitan area consists of 9.5 million people. Without the Chicagoland area, Illinois would have fewer people than Connecticut. Democrats control both chambers of the General Assembly and the governor’s office, and most of them are from Chicagoland — including 62 of the 74 Democrats in the House. The rest of Illinois is largely agricultural and conservative, aside from the parts of Illinois near St. Louis in neighboring Missouri and pockets of central Illinois. A July 2018 paper from the Simon Institute found that Illinois’ politics “are marked and marred by regionalism.” The idea of dividing Illinois has been around throughout Illinois’ history, the paper says, despite “how impractical it is.” While these regional divides are prevalent in other states across the country, it’s exaggerated in Illinois because of “the extent to which many Illinois leaders emphasize, exploit and exacerbate these regional differences for their own advantage,” the paper claims. The Windy City has all the political power, the money and the economic growth, said G.H. Merritt, who runs New Illinois, a separation group that has begun starting chapters in counties throughout the state to build grassroots support. Merritt, a former nonprofit administrator, lives in Lake County, north of Chicago. So far, she has 26 county chapters that want to split the rest of Illinois from Chicago. When forming her organization, Merritt sought advice from other state separation organizations, like New California. The group, which is run by a conservative radio talk show host, advocates for the creation of a new state split from the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas “to throw off the bonds of tyranny.” Activists such as Merritt blame state Democratic leaders from Chicago for creating a “systemically corrupt climate” and many of the problems Illinois currently faces, like the $134 billion in unfunded pensions and other fiscal problems — despite the fact that these problems grew through both Democratic and Republican governorships.)

NEWSWEEK
— RUDY GIULIANI SLAMS RASHIDA TLAIB’S CLAIM HER PALESTINIAN ANCESTORS WERE ‘KIND’ TO JEWS: ‘THE GRAND MUFTI WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF HITLER. HE MURDERED JEWS’ – CALLUM PATON 
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-slams-rashida-tlaibs-claim-her-palestinian-ancestors-were-kind-1424694

May 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Constitutional crisis? Some House Democrats don’t think so – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/constitutional-crisis-some-house-democrats-dont-think-so/5298135/

CBS2
— Bedford Park Feels The Pain Of Housing An Emissions Testing Facility – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/bedford-park-feels-the-pain-of-housing-an-emissions-testing-facility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House GOP focusing on women and minorities for 2020 challengers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-house-gop-women-minorities-2020-20190513-story.html
— Fallout from the trade war: Illinois firms say you’ll pay more for furniture, scooters and a lot more – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-impact-20190510-story.html
— Jewel-Osco employees alleging age discrimination can pursue lawsuit as a group, judge rules – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jewel-osco-age-discrimination-lawsuit-20190513-story.html
— Why Illinois shouldn’t mandate quotas for company boards – Editorial (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corporate-board-female-minority-illinois-20190513-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban double dippers hit taxpayers in the wallet – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-collar-county-board-pensions-senate-bill/
— 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, we risk going backward – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brown-board-eduacation-school-segregation-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Dems say Trump, GOP, twisting Tlaib’s Holocaust remarks – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190513/news/305139851/
— Seven residents at Wheaton’s DuPage Care Center are 100 or older – Bev Horne
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190513/seven-residents-at-wheatons-dupage-care-center-are-100-or-older

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crunch time for Pritzker as Illinois lawmakers near key votes With Mike Madigan in the background, the state’s new governor faces a critical test in the coming days on his graduated income tax and other plans. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crunch-time-pritzker-illinois-lawmakers-near-key-votes

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/actress-calls-for-women-to-go-on-sex-strike-to-protest-abortion-ban

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Omarosa requests to join lawsuit alleging women were underpaid by Trump campaign – Katie Mettler
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Omarosa-requests-to-join-lawsuit-alleging-women-13841597.php

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Just 11 percent of state corn crop is planted
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/just-percent-of-state-corn-crop-is-planted/article_4a2e1a9a-75c7-11e9-9c54-13a8177c58c8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX FREEZE Property tax freeze could be part of state progressive tax legislation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/10/potential-property-tax-freeze/asa1n1b/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Why House Republicans are searching for women, minorities for 2020 elections – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/house-gop-focusing-on-women-minorities-for-2020

WGLT
— Why Barickman Bolted From The Cannabis Bill – CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/why-barickman-bolted-cannabis-bill#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers have two weeks to finish, pass state budget with simple majorities – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-have-two-weeks-to-finish-pass-state-budget-with/article_49723e08-75a7-11e9-bef9-238bb5382597.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN BLAMES TRUMP FOR BORDER CRISIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/durbin-blames-trump-for-border-crisis.html
— LAHOOD DISTRICT TORN BETWEEN THE GOOD AND BAD OF CHINESE TARIFF DISPUTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/lahood-on-china-tariffs.html
— WILL COSTELLO’S REPLACEMENT OPPOSE PRITZKER TAX HIKE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/will-costello-replacement-also-oppose-pritzker-tax-hike-.html
— SKILLICORN: WILL GOV. PRITZKER UNDO ONE OF IL’S ONLY PENSION REFORMS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teachers-pensions.html
— KINDT: HOW ABOUT A “FAIR TAX” ON ILLINOIS GAMBLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/kindt-tax-holidays-for-illinois-gambling.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should oppose pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/13/what-about-the-children/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses Rashida Tlaib of ‘tremendous hatred of Israel’ – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/13/donald-trump-accuses-rashida-tlaib-tremendous-hatr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand on Polling Woes: ‘People Are Generally Biased Against Women’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that old White men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrand-on-polling-woes-people-are-generally-biased-against-women/

NEWSMAX
— Ex-Ill. Rep. Schilling Launching Historic Comeback in Iowa – John Gizzi 
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bobby-schiling-iowa-caucuses-2020/2019/05/13/id/915757/
— Texas Senate Committee Advances ‘Chick-fil-A’ Bill – Solange Reyner 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/texas-chick-fil-a/2019/05/13/id/915829/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flies Migrants from South Texas to Reduce Overcrowding – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/13/border-patrol-flies-migrants-from-south-texas-to-reduce-overcrowding/
— Poll: GOP Voters Say Border Wall, Reducing All Immigration Must be Top Priority for Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-gop-voters-say-border-wall-reducing-all-immigration-must-be-top-priority-for-trump/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Cartels ‘kicking our butts’ in New Mexico, as state left without checkpoints – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/cartels-kicking-butts-new-mexico-state-left-without-checkpoints/

HOT AIR
— Democrats Don’t Realize Most Americans Want Visa Overstays Deported
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/democrats-dont-realize-americans-want-visa-overstays-deported/

THE HILL
— Texas Senate takes up ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill – JESSICA CAMPISI
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443473-texas-senate-takes-up-save-chick-fil-a-bill
— Trump accuses Tlaib of harboring ‘hatred of Israel and Jewish people’ – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443363-trump-accuses-tlaib-of-harboring-hatred-of-israel-and-jewish-people
— Omar accuses Liz Cheney of ‘deep seeded hate and Islamophobia’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443452-ilhan-omar-accuses-cheney-of-deep-seeded-hate-and-islamophobia
— Sanders defends Tlaib from Trump: ‘Stop dividing the American people up by their religion’ – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443457-sanders-defends-tlaib-from-trump-stop-dividing-the-american-people-up-by-their

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump joins GOP criticism of Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-joins-gop-criticism-of-rep-tlaib-over-remarks-on-holocaust-israel/2019/05/13/212074aa-7567-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

DENVER POST
— 55 Central American refugees seeking asylum bused to Denver Sunday night Overwhelmed shelters in Texas and New Mexico sent refugees to 3 churches – KIRK MITCHELL and SAJA HINDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/13/central-american-refugees-seek-asylum-denver/

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How to Age-Proof Your Resume – Jennifer Post (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15033-age-proof-resume.html

MONDAY NOTE
— Confusing Facebook With the Internet is the Perfect Storm for Fake News – Frederic Filloux
https://mondaynote.com/confusing-facebook-and-the-internet-is-the-perfect-storm-for-fake-news-8b5cd7e772f8